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Friday, December 21, 2012

NRA Calls for 'Armed Security' Around Schools

'The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,' the NRA's Wayne LaPierre said.

In an amazing Friday morning press conference in Washington DC, the National Rifle Association broke its weeklong silence following the horrific shooting of 26 people at a school in Newtown, CT and called for a surge of gun-carrying "good guys" around American schools. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for a new kind of American domestic security revolving around armed civilians, arguing that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." "We care about our president, so we protect him with armed Secret Service agents," LaPierre said. "Members of Congress work in offices surrounded by Capitol Police officers. Yet, when it comes to our most beloved, innocent, and vulnerable members of the …

Bill Erdman

2:03 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

Did everyone forget our current President tool Millions in campaign contributions from the Chinese? And the the NRA looks after our Constitutional rights as Americans! Don't come looking for me to protect you when you are too righteous and liberal to realize your being stupid and when all your touchy feely ignorance needs protection! Good luck reasoning and negotiating with a crazy person for you…   more ›

What Did You Think About During the National Moment of Silence for Sandy Hook Victims?

The dreadful shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, happened a week ago.

A National Moment of Silence was observed across the country Friday morning to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. As you spent that five minutes in silence, what did you think about? Did you pray? Did you cry? Was your mind on guns laws? Mental illness?  During that moment of silence, could you fully take in the horror of what happened to the innocents that day? Or did you concentrate on the healing that needs to follow? This national tragedy has brought out heart-wrenching emotions.  What are you thinking about and feeling today? Please share your thoughts in our comments section. Your thoughts might reach someone who feels the same and needs to see those feelings put into words. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on …

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