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Is a Culture Captivated by Guns Ready for Change
The National Rifle Association today broke the silence it's maintained since last week's massacre in Connecticut. Is a culture captivated by guns ready for change?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe National Rifle Association today broke the silence it's maintained since last week's elementary-school massacre in Connecticut. Can a culture captivated by guns get ready for change? Also, Congress has adjourned for Christmas after Speaker John Boehner failed to get all his fellow Republicans to support his "Plan B." We look at the possible options left for the President and Democrats who only control the Senate.
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3 storiesNRA Points Finger at Media, Calls for Armed Guards in Schools
The NRA's executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said today that the lives of 20 Connecticut first-graders might have been saved last week if school officials had guns. He called for every school to be protected by armed guards.
Read the story1 minConservative House Republicans Reject Boehner's Plan B
The Obama White House is "as incredulous and bewildered as the rest of Washington" that House Speaker John Boehner had to cancel his vote on what he called "Plan B" because he failed to get the support of all his Republican caucus members. That's according the Jackie Calmes, White House correspondent for the New York Times .
Read the story1 minIs a Culture Captivated by Guns Ready for Change
The National Rifle Association today broke the silence it's maintained since last week's elementary-school massacre in Connecticut. The NRA's top spokesman said, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," demanding that Congress pay for armed guards in every schoolyard.
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