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NRA recommends ‘everything from sidearm to shotgun to AR-15′ in schools
The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) National School Shield program on Tuesday announced recommendations that they said were designed to decrease violence in schools by allowing trained personnel to carry firearms like shotguns and AR-15 assault rifles on campuses. Task force chair Asa Hutchinson, who headed the Drug Enforcement Agency under…
Watch live: NRA announces details of plan to put armed guards in schools
Former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson announces recommendations arising from the NRA’s National School Shield Program, an initiative aimed at providing schools with armed guards. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on April 2.…
Former DEA chief won’t say why marijuana is different than alcohol
Asa Hutchinson, a former Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, on Tuesday refused to say why marijuana shouldn’t be taxed and regulated like alcohol. “Explain why alcohol should be regulated but marijuana is different?” CNN host Wolf Blitzer asked. “Well, that is a debate that can be conducted in…
CNN host to Hutchinson: People think ‘NRA does not take reality into consideration’
CNN host Candy Crowley on Sunday told former DEA head Asa Hutchinson that it was naive to talk about preventing gun violence without bringing up guns. Hutchinson, who is now a consultant for the National Rifle Association, said having armed security guards in schools was a “better solution” to mass shootings…
Watch: Cerebral debate on the merits of drug legalization
Supporters of drug legalization on Wednesday faced their opponents in a thoughtful debate hosted by Intelligence Squared. Nick Gillespie, the editor in chief of the libertarian Reason magazine and Professor Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, argued in favor of legalizing marijuana and other recreational drugs. Asa Hutchinson, former administrator…
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