21 Dec 2012 11:38 am
NRA Press Conference: Wayne LaPierre Calls For Armed Police Officers At Every SchoolThe nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.The group's top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference that "the next Adam Lanza," the man responsible for last week's mayhem, is planning an attack on another school."The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," LaPierre said.He blamed video games, movies and music videos for exposing children to a violent culture day in and day out."In a race to the bottom, many conglomerates compete with one another to shock, violate, and offend every standard of civilized society, by bringing an even more toxic mix of reckless behavior and criminal cruelty right into our homes," LaPierre said.He refused to take any questions after speaking. Still, though security was tight, two protesters were able to interrupt LaPierre's speech, holding up signs that blamed the NRA for killing children. Both were escorted out, shouting that guns in schools are not the answer.More than a dozen security officers checked media credentials at various checkpoints and patrolled the hotel ballroom.LaPierre announced that former Rep. Asa Hutchison, R-Ark., will lead an NRA program that will develop a model security plan for schools that relies on armed volunteers.The 4.3 million-member NRA largely disappeared from public debate after the shootings in Newtown, Conn., choosing atypical silence as a strategy as the nation sought answers after the rampage. The NRA temporarily took down its Facebook page and kept quiet on Twitter.So Wayne LaPierre holds a 'press conference' where of course he refused to take any questions from 'the press', and the 'meaningful contribution' he promised us a few days ago is for armed police officers to be posted in every American school.Who's going to pay for that? Wayne LaPierre?And speaking of paying for things, how much money do Mr. LaPierre and the NRA get from gun manufacturers?The NRA Industrial ComplexAccording to IRS fillings, from 2004 to 2010, the NRAs revenue from fundraising including gifts from gun makers who benefit from its political activism grew twice as fast as its income from members dues.Over 50 firearms-related companies have given at least $14.8 million to NRA according to its list for a donor program that began in 2005.http://www.forbes.co...strial-complex/