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21 STUDENTS SHOT AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
21 students were shot (5 fatally with 2 more in critical condition) by former student Steven Kazmierczak at Northern Illinois University on Valentine’s Day.
In response to the tragedy, Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt, says students should be allowed to carry guns with them to school.
Pratt, who runs the nation’s second largest gun rights organization, said, “Students and teachers need to be able to get a “conceal and carry” permit and bring their guns to campus.”
Responding to critics who view Pratt’s position as being highly irresponsible, Pratt quotes eye-opening statistics, saying, “People who have concealed carry permits have the lowest violent crime rate of any group of the population.”
During your Talk Show interview with Larry Pratt he asks, “When will we learn that being defenseless is a bad defense?”
Pratt reminds your listeners, “All of the school shootings that were abruptly thwarted in the last ten years were because a law-abiding citizen -- a potential victim -- had a gun.”
During your Talk Show interview, Larry Pratt gives compelling statistics, including that Pollsters have found that 85% of Americans would find it appropriate for a school principal or teacher to use “a gun at school to defend the lives of students” to stop a school massacre (Research 2000 poll).
ABOUT YOUR EXPERT GUEST, LARRY PRATT…
Larry Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for 30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their second amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.
GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.
Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, CBS’ Good Morning America, CNN’s Crossfire and Larry King Live, Fox’s Hannity & Colmes, MSNBC’s Phil Donahue and Dan Abrams show and many others. He has debated Congressmen James Traficant, Jr. (D-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Vice President Al Gore, among others. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.
He published a book, Armed People Victorious, in 1990 and was editor of a book, Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution & Militias, 1995. His latest book, On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty was published in 2001.
Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. Pratt directs a number of other public interest organizations and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the American Institute for Cancer Research.
CONTACT: To schedule an interview, call Special Guests, Lynne Campbell or Shauna Whitlock at: 630-848-0750. Television inquiries: Jerry McGlothlin, 212-699-2518.
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