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NRA Holds Conference on School Shooting

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The National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks during a news conference on Dec. 21 in response to the deadly Connecticut school shooting that killed 26 people, including 20 children. The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."

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Activist Medea Benjamin of Code Pink is led away by security as she protests during a statement by National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre during a news conference in Washington in response to the Connecticut school shooting.

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A demonstrator from CodePink holds up a banner as National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre delivers remarks during a news conference in Washington.

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Josh Nelson, campaign manager of CREDO Mobile, speaks after his group was denied entrance to the Williard InterContinental Hotel where they wanted to deliver a petition to the National Rifle Association as they held a news conference in Washington.

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With the U.S. Capitol in the background, gun control advocates protest against the National Rifle Association outside of the hotel where the NRA is having a news conference.

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Members of PETA protest outside of the hotel where the National Rifle Association is having a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting.

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Former Rep. Asa Hutchison, R-Ark., speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting. Hutchinson will lead a National Rifle Association program that will develop a model security plan for schools that relies on armed volunteers.

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The National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre gestures as he speaks about the violent online video game "Kindergarten Killers" during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting.

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