NRA leader calls gun ownership ‘fundamental human right’

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Former President Donald Trump is among those to speak at the NRA's annual convention. The gathering comes just three days after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending. The organization has been trying to regroup following a period of serious legal and financial turmoil.

1 month ago·Houston, United States

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The Independent

NRA boss recycles post-Sandy Hook lines as he vows to oppose any new gun laws

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s suggestions for stopping future massacres are the same ones he offered after a gunman murdered 27 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School a decade ago

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Washington Times

LaPierre sets tone of annual NRA meeting, emphasizes school safety after Texas mass shooting

Longtime National Rifle Association Executive Director Wayne LaPierre and a lineup of other prominent gun-rights figures addressed the Texas school massacre as the group’s annual convention opened Friday, saying tighter school security is needed instead of more gun laws.

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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Associated Press News

NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre

HOUSTON (AP) — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.

1 month ago·United States

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New York Times

At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns

Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety.

1 month ago·New York, United States

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The Washington Post

NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre

One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that further restricting access to firearms was not the answer to preventing future tragedies.

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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News24

Protests at NRA convention in Texas, but speakers reject new gun laws | News24

Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from the Texas elementary school shooting protested on Friday outside the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston, as the gun lobby came under pressure after the massacre.

1 month ago·South Africa

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