NRA, biggest gun lobby in US, to hold major gathering in the shadow of Texas mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead
America's biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association , has pressed ahead with preparations for its annual gathering starting on Friday in Houston, some 450 kilometres from the scene of the country's worst school shooting in a decade.
An 18-year-old gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle that he was legally able to purchase stormed an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, killing 19 children and two teachers in a hail of bullets. The Republican Party, which has thwarted Democratic Party efforts in Congress to legislate stricter gun measures, is closely aligned with the NRA.dedicated to the gathering is dominated by a message offering its "deepest sympathies" to the victims of Tuesday's school shooting. The rest of the page promotes the annual meeting, where Republicans including former president Donald Trump are scheduled to speak.below the statement.
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