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NRA blames media, video games for Newtown massacre [Video, transcript]

The National Rifle Association holds their first press conference a week after the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Wayne LaPierre called for an armed guard in every school.
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Published: Dec. 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM
By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

The National Rifle Association holds their first press conference a week after the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

NRA President Wayne LaPierre called for an armed guard in every school. He blamed gun-free zones and violent video games for the deaths of 27 people in Newtown last week.

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