NRA Leader Warns Conservatives Of 'Socialist Wave' In Wake Of Shooting
NRA executive Wayne LaPierre gave a defiant speech about "elites" taking advantage of last week's Florida shooting to foster socialism at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.
Updated at 1:22 p.m. ET
Just over a week after 17 people were killed at Parkland, Fla., high school, National Rifle Association executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre gave a fiery, defiant speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, on Thursday in Washington, D.C. LaPierre defended Second Amendment rights and warned of a "socialist agenda" intended to strip firearms away from law-abiding citizens.
"As usual, the opportunists wasted not one second to exploit tragedy for political gain," LaPierre said, adding that "Saul Alinsky would have been
