US gun lobby calls for more weapons in schools

David Taylor US Editor

America’s controversial gun lobby broke a week of silence today over the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School to unveil a plan to put more weapons in schools.

The National Rifle Association, which has borne the brunt of a wave of criticism since 20 children and six of their carers were killed in a matter of minutes last Friday morning, blamed lawmakers for leaving children undefended in schools.

Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s chief executive, claimed that sports stadiums, banks, celebrities and the President were all given better protection than “our most beloved, innocent and vulnerable members of the American family”.