The NRA breaks its silence

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Here's the whole press conference..... if you can stand it.

John

Tried. Couldn't.

I did read the transcript but it is even worse than the press conference. The transcript includes those ridiculous type-face changes that right wingers constantly use to emphasize points. It reads as if yelling something is supposed to make it more persuasive.

Bottom line is that LaPierre's suggestion to put armed guards in schools is silly. First, statistics tell us that the armed guards will be standing around doing nothing. They probably don't want to do it and we don't want to pay for it. Second, LaPierre's plan brings guns into schools. Matters not if they are in the hands of cops. Eventually a kid will wrestle a gun from a cop and we will be back to square one.

On a more positive note I think he had good points on violence in the media, but his condescending delivery probably turned off media leaders. They might even step it up just to spite LaPierre. He should have made a more passionate plea.

All in all a disappointing performance.