Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), perhaps the most notable pro-gun lawmaker to call for new laws on firearms in the wake of last week’s mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., expanded on his thoughts with an op/ed in the Washington Post on Friday. In the piece, Manchin rejected an “all-or-nothing approach” to reducing gun violence, and signaled that he is “open” to the call for armed guards in schools made by the National Rifle Association at a press conference on Friday morning:
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