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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe NRA called for armed school guards in 2012...trump is simply paying off his election fee.
CNN, Fri December 21, 2012
The National Rifle Association responded Friday to a chorus of voices calling for gun control in the wake of last week's horrific mass shooting in Connecticut by doubling down on its own position: more guns, not fewer, provide true security.
After one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history -- 20 children and seven adults killed, not including the gunman -- polls show that a slight majority of Americans favor restrictions on guns. Conservative Democrats and even some Republicans who have supported gun rights have said they are open to discussing gun control.
But the NRA made its position clear: The prominent gun rights organization will not budge an inch toward discussion of gun control. To the contrary, the group announced it will fund a team that will design a program to get armed security personnel on school grounds across the country.
"You know, five years ago, after the Virginia Tech tragedy, when I said we should put armed security in every school, the media called me crazy," NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said.
After one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history -- 20 children and seven adults killed, not including the gunman -- polls show that a slight majority of Americans favor restrictions on guns. Conservative Democrats and even some Republicans who have supported gun rights have said they are open to discussing gun control.
But the NRA made its position clear: The prominent gun rights organization will not budge an inch toward discussion of gun control. To the contrary, the group announced it will fund a team that will design a program to get armed security personnel on school grounds across the country.
"You know, five years ago, after the Virginia Tech tragedy, when I said we should put armed security in every school, the media called me crazy," NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/us/connecticut-school-shooting/index.html
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The NRA called for armed school guards in 2012...trump is simply paying off his election fee. (Original Post)
spanone
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SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)1. I Guess All That Armed Security Prevented Last Week's Shooting
Oh right, IT DIDN'T.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. As well as using Private Security Firms.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)3. The NRA is a terrorist group. They basically are saying
They basically are saying buy more guns or we will continue to murder your people. Sounds like the mafia. Buy our insurance or we will firm bomb your store typical Nazi Republicans.