After a week of silence in the wake of the Newtown shootings, the National Rifle Association finally spoke out Friday defending guns and decrying violence. NRA’s Wayne LaPierre called for schools to be protected with armed guards, just as sports stadiums, the President of the United States and government buildings

◼ NRA calls for protecting schools with arms - Washington Post

◼ Transcript: The NRA’s press conference reacting to the Sandy Hook shooting - Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner @charlesspiering

◼ NRA Press Conf — “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” - Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion