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NRA addresses gun control following Newtown shooting

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    James Rosen reports from Washington, D.C.

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-- last week we bird -- a learning I had the death and horror that shooting Rampage.

At the sandy hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut since the mass murder the National Rifle Association.

Has been silent on the issue of gun control.

That change today in an RA holding a news conference for the first time.

Since the massacre in Connecticut James Rosen is live in Washington.

And next James.

-- this was a remarkable moment to watch the head of the nation's largest gun rights organization.

At once responding specifically to the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut.

Putting forward specific if not altogether surprising policy prescriptions for the future.

And delivering both of searing indictment of Hollywood the news media the gaming culture and corporate America.

While at the same time offering an impassioned defense of the gun culture and the historic role of the gun as he sees it.

In securing and advancing American history Wayne Lapierre executive vice president of the National Rifle Association.

Called on congress to act immediately to appropriate whatever funds are necessary.

To put all armed police officers in every single school in America and to do so before classes resume in January.

He assailed corporate conglomerates with entertainment divisions for quote -- conspiring with Hollywood in the gaming industry to sell violence and death to children.

In games like splatter house and kindergarten killers and in films like American Psycho a natural born killers.

If we truly cherish our kids.

More than our money.

-- -- celebrities.

Organized sports stadiums.

We must give them the greatest level of protection possible.

And that's security is only available with properly trained.

Arm good.

Guys.

Protesters disrupted -- speech several times with banners bearing messages like the NRA has -- on its hands and the NRA is killing our kids.

Each time the protesters were escorted out by security.

Floppy are also used the occasion to announce that the NRA has retained former under secretary of homeland Security Council Hutchinson.

To develop multi -- school protection plans that each school can -- and -- to its own needs including plans for overall security.

Design -- access control and student and teacher training.

-- -- overall point here was if we -- the Secret Service in capitol police protect our president and our lawmakers.

As -- safety officers of banks courthouses power plants defense installations.

Why not our kids and our schools.

So the next shoe has dropped in the gun called gun control debate -- heart attack the conversation Jane thank you.

Thank you.

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