The NRA’s annual convention takes place on Friday in Houston, just days after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in the state.
FILE IMAGE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021, in Pharr, Texas. The National Rifle Association’s annual convention was set to begin this week in Texas, just days after an 18-year-old gunmanTexas Gov. Greg Abbott and former President Donald Trump were among the slate of scheduled speakers atsponsored by the NRA’s lobbying arm.
Houston's Democratic mayor, Sylvester Turner, acknowledged that some people were calling for the city to cancel the NRA meeting, but said they can’t break the contract."So, it’s not about us canceling the convention," Turner said. "It’s about elected officials at the highest level in our state going and speaking and endorsing those policies and that’s wrong. And you can’t pray and send condolences on one day and then be going and championing guns on the next. That’s wrong.
"Per the U.S. SECRET SERVICE, firearms, firearm accessories, knives, and other items WILL NOT BE PERMITTED in the General Assembly Hall," it adds.
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