The Huffington Post

I also think, though, that what people all over the country fear today is being abandoned by their government— if a tornado hits, if a hurricane hits, if a riot occurs— that they’re going to be out there alone, and the only way they’re going to protect themselves in the cold, in the dark, when they’re vulnerable, is with a firearm. I think that indicates how relevant and essential the second amendment is in today’s society to fundamental human survival.

—Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President & CEO of the National Rifle Association, responding to a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence prevention. (via huffpostpolitics)