WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association on Friday called for schools to be protected by armed guards as the best way to protect children from gun violence.
The proposal from the pro-gun lobbying group, long the most vocal and influential organization generally opposing stricter regulation of firearms, came during the N.R.A.'s first organized media event after the deadly shootings in Newtown, Conn. The group also called for steps other than gun control, including cracking down on criminals and fighting violence in the media and on video games.
Wayne LaPierre, the group's executive vice president, read a statement to reporters but did not take questions, and ignored outbursts from protesters who interrupted him.
But it was the vehement insistence that the single best line of defense was to put armed guards in schools - and the absence of any openness to various suggestions for new gun control measures - that dominated the event at a downtown hotel not far from the White House.
Mr. LaPierre said this should be done right away, with the details left to the discretion of local schools. The N.R.A. would provide a template or model program after consulting with security experts.
"The only way - the only way - to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection," Mr. LaPierre said. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/us/nra-calls-for-armed-guards-at-schools.html?_r=0
Of course, this is a good idea, but if you want to really enrage yourself, read the comments from the liberals on the website, but I can't expect anything better from readers of the NY Times, perhaps the most slanted liberal rag in the country.
The proposal from the pro-gun lobbying group, long the most vocal and influential organization generally opposing stricter regulation of firearms, came during the N.R.A.'s first organized media event after the deadly shootings in Newtown, Conn. The group also called for steps other than gun control, including cracking down on criminals and fighting violence in the media and on video games.
Wayne LaPierre, the group's executive vice president, read a statement to reporters but did not take questions, and ignored outbursts from protesters who interrupted him.
But it was the vehement insistence that the single best line of defense was to put armed guards in schools - and the absence of any openness to various suggestions for new gun control measures - that dominated the event at a downtown hotel not far from the White House.
Mr. LaPierre said this should be done right away, with the details left to the discretion of local schools. The N.R.A. would provide a template or model program after consulting with security experts.
"The only way - the only way - to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection," Mr. LaPierre said. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/us/nra-calls-for-armed-guards-at-schools.html?_r=0
Of course, this is a good idea, but if you want to really enrage yourself, read the comments from the liberals on the website, but I can't expect anything better from readers of the NY Times, perhaps the most slanted liberal rag in the country.