Activists clashed in front of NRA's first press conference after the Sandy Hook massacre. A video in a new web documentary series, Story of America: A Nation...
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Virginia resident and political consultant Larry Ward, interrupted protesters who gathered on Friday, Dec 21, 2012 to deliver a petition with 200,000 signatures to the NRA. During the NRA's first press conference since the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting tragedy, Larry argued that teachers should be armed with guns. The same argument was made by the NRA during the press conference.
In this video, Ward is seen being shouted down by the protesters, but he is able to have a civil discussion moments later with filmmaker Annabel Park, who was filming for her latest project, Story of America. Earlier this week, Park published a blog post in reply to pro-gun talking points, which has since gone viral (50K likes in first 4 days).
This is the first video in a new Story of America video series about gun control. Donate to Story of America's crowdfunding campaign.
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by RICK NEWMAN, US News
It sounds like one of those stories you can safely ignore: The U.S. birth rate has hit a record low, led by a big drop in the portion of immigrant women having babies. This development doesn't directly affect anybody, since it's one of those long-term societal trends that occurs in small increments and doesn't change the unemployment rate, the price of gas, the direction of the stock market or any of the big economic forces that make our lives better or worse today. And since the trend is strongest among immigrants, it sounds like maybe this is something happening in a shadowy part of the economy that doesn't matter all that much. But it does matter, and if the trend persists, it could mean lower living standards for most Americans in the future.
Coffee Party USA's insight:
America's falling birth rate, and our expanding senior citizen population as Baby Boomers retire, make an immigration wave an economic and fiscal necessity. Full article here. 
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December 16, 2012 2:34 AM
America's falling birth rate, and our expanding senior citizen population as Baby Boomers retire, make an immigration wave an economic and fiscal necessity. Read full article here. 
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March 6, 3:36 PM
Is immigration the solution to low birth rates in the United States? Delete the scoop?
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This video is showing you the different opinions that people have on keeping a weapon in the school for protection. The teachers don't feel comfortable with keeping a weapon so close to the young children, but at the same time, a gun in the class room could potentially save many lives if you are given a chance to act.