WASHINGTON – One week after the mass shootings that killed 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school, the National Rifle Association is returning to the spotlight as Congress prepares to consider tighter restrictions on firearms in the new year.
The NRA is holding a press conference at 11 a.m. at the Willard Hotel across from the White House. Watch it live below, courtesy of NBC News.
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