Wayne LaPierre At Liberty University Convocation

A1F Daily Staff

posted on March 25, 2016

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Convocation at Liberty University is a weekly gathering of the student body, offering an opportunity to hear from major spiritual, political and cultural figures on issues of national importance. NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre spoke at Convocation today, praising the school’s pro-gun policies and embrace of freedom while highlighting the threats to the Second Amendment that loom today.

In his address, LaPierre touched on crime in Chicago, Hillary Clinton’s extreme anti-gun agenda and the simple freedoms that make America the greatest nation in the world. If you believe in liberty and the Second Amendment, you owe it to yourself to watch this speech.

This video is available, along with a complete transcript, here.

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