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Wayne LaPierre the head of America's powerful gun lobby says Democrats are putting politics ahead of school safety. He said "opportunists" are using the 14 February tragedy to expand gun control and abolish US gun rights. "They hate the NRA. They hate the second amendment. They hate individual freedom," he said, referring to the second amendment in the US constitution, which governs the "right to keep and bear arms." LaPierre condemned Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chris Murphy, saying they were "eager to smear" the NRA.
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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