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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CREATIVE APPROVED

WLP 2011 A/M Members Meeting Speech RV3 4/24/11 (POW)

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We love this country. We respect its leaders.17

Respect requires truth, and the straightforward,18

simple truth is this:19

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When it comes to the Obama administration «21

We « HAVE « HAD IT!22

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[wait for applause to completely end]24

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We¶ve had it with Eric Holder and Hillary Clinton26

and the rest of the administration « and, Lord27

knows, Americans have sure had it with the28

arrogant, sanctimonious, gun-hating liars who29

call themselves the national news media!30

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owners for violent crime. Together, we have51

fought with pride and defeated those threats.52

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But we¶ve never witnessed anything like the54

rotten level of corruption, conspiracy and cover-55

up confronting us today. All because they hate56

Americans and our rights more than they care57

about the lives of innocent people.58

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I¶ll say that again. Our government has been60

willing to let people die « just to advance their 61

assault on the Second Amendment.62

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Our southern border proves it.64

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When ATF officials ORDER lawful gun dealers66

to make illegal sales « that¶s corrupt.67

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When ATF authorizes and watches thousands of 69

guns walk across the border to fall into the70

hands of Mexico¶s drug cartels « that¶s not just71

bizarre law enforcement. That¶s government-72

sanctioned gunrunning!73

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When the administration stonewalls75

congressional investigations « that¶s a76

conspiracy to cover up the truth.77

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When almost every reporter in America ignores79

the story, it doesn¶t just prove the media is80

biased. It proves they¶re cowards.81

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When Janet Napolitano declares that the83

Mexican border is safe « that¶s dishonest.84

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When Obama and Holder and Clinton blame86

American gun owners for Mexican drug crime ±87

even as our own government is running guns88

south ± that is politics at its most cynical and89

despicable.90

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Operation Fast and Furious may have gotten92

one, and perhaps two, federal agents killed «93

and who knows how many other innocent94

victims have been murdered with the illegal guns95

our own government allowed into Mexico « all96

to advance a political agenda.97

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Over and over again, Americans heard the99

president, the attorney general, the secretary of 100

state, and members of Congress « claim that101

Mexico¶s violent crime was the result of 102

American firearms flowing south of the border.103





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They blamed our rights, even as they allowed105

illegal straw purchasers to walk free « right106

across the border.107

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They engaged in a massive gunrunning109

operation ± sponsored by our own American tax110

dollars.111

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And these schemers have the gall to say it¶s our 113

fault? That the Second Amendment is to114

blame? Give me a break!115

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[applause]117

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Eric Holder said he didn¶t know about the119

operation. He¶s the U.S. attorney general. He¶s120

supposed to be in charge, and he didn¶t know?121





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Who¶s minding the store over at the Justice123

Department? Because if Holder didn¶t know «124

Holder¶s got to go!125

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I call on President Obama to order ATF and129

Justice Department officials to testify before130

Congress and fully disclose every detail of their 131

insidious operation.132

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Mr. President, it¶s time to come clean. Stop the134

stonewalling and stop the lying!135

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[applause]137

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Because the lying is getting people killed «139

every single day.140

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The Justice Department called Mexico¶s drug142

cartels the ³biggest organized crime threat to the143

United States.´ Over a million gang members144

are now active in every state in the U.S. and145

cartels are bringing drugs, murder, torture and146

mayhem to our neighborhoods.147

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The administration doesn¶t care. While calling149

for more gun laws, they¶ve done nothing to crack150

down on the border « and everything to make it151

worse.152

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Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland154

security, recently told Americans that the border 155

was safe.156





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Well, Janet « you must have been thinking158

about our friends in Canada « because if you159

were talking about the Mexican border « you¶re160

either clueless or dishonest.161

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I went to our southern border. In fact, I¶ve been163

to the border more than the president, in just the164

last month. Despite what Janet says, the border 165

is anything but safe. It¶s white hot « and166

chilling. Take a look:167

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[roll WLP border video]169

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At our southern border, government has failed171

and endangered us « just as government has172

failed and endangered us from violent crime all173

over this country.174





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They « don¶t « care.176

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They care about the sensational events that178

capture national attention and drive their agenda179

« like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, and180

Tucson.181

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The media wastes no time in turning deranged183

monsters into celebrities « even though that¶s184

the last thing the media should do. It creates a185

madman hero for every potential crazy copycat186

out there. It¶s sick. It¶s wrong. And the media187

ought to be ashamed!188

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What the media won¶t admit is that, in each of 192

those tragedies, the mass killers all had the193

same decisive advantage:194

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Government Gun-Free Zones and anti-self 196

defense laws that protected the safety of no one197

except the killers « and condemned the victims198

to death without so much as a prayer.199

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That¶s right. Our own policies gave more201

protection to the killers than to the innocent.202

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Government Gun-Free Zones have become the204

hunting ground of evil, deranged monsters.205

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But NBC and the New York Times won¶t admit207

that truth.208

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The media and political elites want us to believe210

that if we just pass another law or two, we¶ll all211

be safer.212

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But it¶s a lie. If we could legislate evil out of 214

people¶s hearts, we would have done it long215

ago.216

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And when they use tragedy to push for banning218

this firearm or that magazine « or to shut down219

lawful gun shows « it¶s as big a fraud as all the220

other lies they¶ve told before.221

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Their laws don¶t work, their lies don¶t ring true,223

and the only thing we know for certain is that224

government has failed.225

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Government has failed us with our money and227

our financial institutions. It has failed in running228

our post offices and trains. It has failed in229

enforcing our immigration laws, our drug laws,230

and our laws against violent criminals with guns.231

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They can¶t even pass a budget « let alone keep233

an air traffic controller awake at night!234

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When it comes to protecting us from the236

mayhem of violent madmen, government is an237

abject failure.238

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Worse « by its lies and laws and lack of 240

enforcement, government policies are getting us241

killed « and making us prisoners in a society of 242

violence.243

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By the time I finish this speech, two Americans245

will be slain « six women will be forcibly raped246

« 27 of us will be robbed and 50 more will be247

beaten.248

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More than 25,000 violent crimes are committed250

every week, according to the FBI.251

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During a typical week:253

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300 Americans are murdered.255

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200 of us are killed by more than 27,000 drunk257

drivers.258

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7,800 of us are robbed.260

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15,000 of our neighbors are violently assaulted.262





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1,700 American women and girls are raped.264

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That¶s just one week!266

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That is the harsh reality « the very real danger 268

« we all face every day.269

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But the media don¶t care. Everyday victims271

aren¶t celebrities. They don¶t draw ratings and272

sponsors.273

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The political elites don¶t care. Everyday victims275

don¶t help drive a political agenda.276

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Everyday victims « murdered, beaten, robbed278

and raped every day « are all too commonly279

ignored and too quickly forgotten.280





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The politicians and the media systematically282

deny and cover up the reality of just how283

dangerous daily life can be for Americans.284

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Like the daily life of Collette, a girl from a small286

town in the Midwest « the victim of a brutal287

predator, recently freed on parole. She was288

home in her apartment, getting ready to go out,289

when she heard a knock on her door. She290

thought it was a friend. It wasn¶t. It was the291

beginning of four hours of hell. Please watch:292

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[Collette video]294

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Government failed that woman « just like it296

failed Joe. On a cold morning this past297

February, Joe was on a New York subway,298





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headed for work « when he was attacked by a299

deranged monster that had already killed four 300

other innocent victims. Joe is just an everyday301

guy, a dad, commuting to his job « who, for no302

sane reason, became the unsuspecting target of 303

a slasher. Please watch:304

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[Joe video]306

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Government could not protect Joe, just an308

ordinary American going to work. Government309

failed him and Collette, two Americans just like310

any one of us ± a woman in her apartment « a311

husband, a father on his way to work.312

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Their violent reality is the reality every American314

faces every single day.315

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A reality this Dallas woman never imagined «317

until two weeks ago. Please watch:318

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[roll Dallas video of violent purse snatching]320

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That woman is every one of us. She represents322

any of the daughters and wives in this room and323

throughout this country.324

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It is sickening, the way these predators target326

women « cowards lurking in the shadows in327

search of prey. There¶s only one real solution to328

such cowardice « a solution that would save329

lives and drastically cut violent crime.330

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Arm women.332

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Confront the cowardly predators head on. Arm334

America¶s women!335

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Every American wife and mother and daughter 337

« every law-abiding adult woman « should be338

trained, armed and encouraged to carry a339

firearm for personal protection.340

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Every elected official who cares about violent342

crime should hold a press conference tomorrow343

morning « and announce his or her full-throated344

support for the arming of America¶s women.345

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Any official in opposition « any politician who347

whines about another idiotic gun law « proves348

him or herself to be just another elitist snob who349

doesn¶t really give a damn about innocent350





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victims « and doesn¶t really care about reducing351

violent crime.352

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Arm America¶s women.354

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Save them from the animals that roam our land,356

picking them off one by one. Empower the357

daughters and mothers and wives we cherish to358

fight for their lives!359

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Political exploitation of tragedy is corruption.363

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And their call for more gun control « is the365

siren¶s song of hypocrites!366

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Because politicians don¶t really hate guns. They368

just hate ours « our guns and our rights. For 369

them, gun control means THEY control us!370

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The elites care about their money, so banks are372

surrounded by armed guards.373

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American airports, office buildings, power plants,375

courthouses ± even sports stadiums ± are all376

protected by armed security.377

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Even Mayor Bloomberg benefits from armed379

security « members of Congress are guarded380

by armed Capitol Police « and the president is381

protected by the armed secret service.382

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Celebrities and the wealthy ± including members384

of the news media ± are protected by armed385

guards.386

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Do we care less about our homes, our kids and388

our schools? Are they really less worthy of a full389

measure of armed protection?390

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Americans have had just about enough of 392

government failure « and government393

hypocrisy!394

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It¶s time for a change, and I mean a real change.396

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Government can¶t protect us. But it can, and398

has, endangered us « by restricting our 399

freedom to protect ourselves.400

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It¶s time to acknowledge what we know in our 402

hearts to be true ± that the best way to stop a403

bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun.404

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The presence of a firearm in the hands of a406

good person makes us all safer. It¶s just that407

simple « and just that true.408

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So no more. No more lies and laws and410

corruption and government failure. No more!411

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At the scene of the crime, there¶s only the413

criminal and the victim. The police, though well414

intentioned, always come later « and the victim415

is always forgotten. It¶s time the victims got a416

fighting chance.417

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I have a right to protect myself « so do you «419

and so does every single law-abiding citizen of 420

this great country. I won¶t give up my right to421

exercise that freedom « not one single inch!422

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We have a right to be safe « a God-given right424

to ensure our own security and the security of 425

our friends and families.426

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Every American deserves that right. It is our 428

right and our time to demand that members of 429

Congress to honor that right and immediately430

enact national Right-to-Carry reciprocity!431

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The Second Amendment to the U.S.433

Constitution has never been more relevant than434

it is today.435

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³A well regulated militia being necessary to the437

security of a free state, the right of the people to438

keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.´439

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The Founding Fathers had it right from the441

beginning. Our security is in our own hands,442

ensured by the bearing of arms in the hands of 443

good people all across this country.444

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The safety of our homes and neighborhoods «446

of our kids¶ schools « of the people we love447

most « is in our own hands.448

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Government has failed.450

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As citizens, we have been abandoned « left to452

face personal danger, alone, each and every453

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We may be alone « but we breathe the same456

free air as our Founding Fathers « empowered457

by the Second Amendment to live secure and458

free.459

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Our liberty lives in the Second Amendment, the461

fundamental right that separates us from all462

other nations on Earth. That freedom makes463

America better than other countries. It makes us464

stronger. And our Second Amendment ensures465

that Americans are more free than anybody else466

in the world.467

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The duty of our forefathers now rests with us, to469

defend and preserve our freedom « and we470

must answer that call with all of our might.471

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We will fight and we will prevail!491

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We will prevail because we must!493

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We will prevail because, by God, WE ARE THE495

NRA!496

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Thank you! Keep fighting for freedom every498

day!499

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