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What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves.

Wayne LaPierre

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Wayne LaPierre
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 8
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