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Wayne LaPierre
stated on April 14, 2012 in a speech to a national meeting of the National Rifle Association:

"By the time I finish this speech, two Americans will be slain, six women will be raped, 27 of us will be robbed, and 50 more will be beaten."

By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2012

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