Protests Swell at NRA Meeting in Houston After Texas School Shooting
Posted on AllSides May 29th, 2022
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National Rifle Association members at the group’s annual meeting Friday repeated their opposition to stronger gun-control measures as protesters outraged over the mass shooting at an elementary school four hours away said it was beyond time for action.
The political divide played out on opposite sides of the street in downtown Houston, as NRA members lined up to hear speeches from former President Donald Trump and other gun-rights advocates, while protesters at an adjacent park said the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, demanded new solutions.
Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old...
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