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Friday, December 21, 2012
News / Crime "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 9:44 AM
So said NRA spokestool Wayne LaPierre at a news conference this morning, where he called for an armed police officer in every school.
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.
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