NRA Calls to Arm Schools, Blames Media for Newtown

Chides gun control, video games, music industry

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The National Rifle Association today called to arm schools and blamed the entertainment industry, politicians and news media for enabling a society prone to gun violence, while for the first time addressing the horrrific shootings in Newtown, Conn., last week.

At a press conference in Washington, D.C., that was twice interrupted by anti-NRA protesters, the group's CEO, Wayne LaPierre, repeatedly said society had too many "monsters" on the streets as he pleaded for government officials to put armed guards either in or very near schools.

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