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President Donald J. Trump is expected to speak at the NRA Convention at 4:00 PM ET.

"God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood pulled out of the annual NRA Convention this weekend in Texas following the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting earlier this week. Greenwood told FOX News, “That weapon killed kids.” FOX News reported: TRENDING: WATCH: Mother of Uvalde Shooter Speaks Out: 'He Had His Reasons For Doing What He Did and Please Don’t Judge Him' Lee Greenwood said Friday that performing at this weekend’s NRA convention would be an “endorsement” just days after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.

President Trump is scheduled to speak at the NRA Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum on Friday, May 27. Other speakers include Governor Kristi Noem and Sen. Ted Cruz.RSBN will be LIVE at 12:30 p.m. ET. President Trump will give remarks at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday will attend a rally outside of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual summit in Houston alongside several organizations following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this week.

Former President Donald Trump will speak at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Annual Leadership Forum this week in the wake of the horrific tragedy at a Texas elementary school, previewing an “important address to America.” “America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship,” Trump said in an update to his TruthSocial account Wednesday. “That’s why I will keep my longtime commitment to speak in Texas at the NRA Convention and deliver an important address to America. In the meantime, we all continue to pray for the victims, their families, and for our entire nation—we...

The National Rifle Association's annual convention last weekend cost Dallas police $575,000, the city manager said on Thursday. The NRA spent $150,000 on 400 off-duty officers who patrolled the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and its perimeter starting last Thursday through Sunday. Dallas' $575,000 bill includes security and traffic control for rallies, protests and President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Dallas to speak at the convention, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said.

Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway on Monday urged the National Rifle Association to move its upcoming annual convention elsewhere in light of last week’s mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Mr. Caraway, who represents District 4 on the Dallas City Council, told reporters Monday that the NRA would be “met with opposition” if it continues with its annual meeting of members event, scheduled for May 3-6 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. “There will be marches and demonstrations should they come to Dallas,” Mr. Caraway said, local ABC affiliate WFAA reported.

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1.) What a Coincidence! The NRA Convention was held in downtown Indianapolis this year, between April 25th and 27th. There were over 75,000 in attendance, many of whom were legally armed. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police (IMPD) reported that Saturday the 26th was “the most peaceful Saturday in the Month of April downtown.” Provided by the IMPD, here are the stats for “Saturday night problems” during April: April 5: 300 teens at Circle Centre April 12: 200 teens in large...

Houston police confirm shots fired at Bush Intl. Airport; local media report victim in Terminal B

PITTSBURGH -- Police have arrested two Maryland men accused of stealing elk antlers valued at more than $500,000 from a vendor at the National Rifle Association convention in Pittsburgh. Police said the victim, a 56-year-old professional elk hunter from Idaho, contacted them Monday night to report that two sets of antlers were stolen from his booth at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center while he was waiting with his truck at a loading dock. One set of antlers, which has a score of 522 inches, is appraised at $500,000, while the second, which has a score of 486 inches, is...

Compiled by Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate: "Criminals, of course, are to blame for the crime. Anti-Second Amendment gun laws don't affect them. They don't care what kind of laws are passed. When politicians ban guns, all they do is take them away from law-abiding citizens." "Those left-wing groups are supposed to be so tolerant of everybody's lifestyle, but they're intolerant of our lifestyle." "In these tea party rallies, you've got these veterans and these grandmas and grandpas. It's so fun to watch how the mainstream media covers these rallies....

In her first Charlotte appearance, ex-VP candidate is greeted with repeated ovations. jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com and slyttle@charlotteobserver.com WASHINGTON A spirited and self-deprecating Sarah Palin fired up 9,000 members of the National Rifle Association in Charlotte on Friday, bashing Hollywood, the media and animal-rights groups while warning that President Barack Obama would "gut" the Second Amendment. The former vice presidential candidate led a parade of mostly Republican speakers who defended what actor Chuck Norris called "those 27 simple words" of the Second Amendment. They made the NRA's Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum at Time Warner Cable Arena a pep rally for gun...

MILWAUKEE - Those who count the increasing number of American soldiers killed in Iraq are missing the bigger picture, retired Gen. Tommy Franks said Saturday night. "What we're talking about is neither 2,400, 24,000 or 240,000 lives," Franks said at the National Rifle Association's annual banquet. "Terrorism is a thing that threatens our way of life. It doesn't have anything to do with politics." More than 2,400 soldiers have died since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, the plan for which Franks developed and executed. He also oversaw combat in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "I...

MILWAUKEE, WI (AP) -- Andrew Pauley got the day off school to learn more about firearms with his father at the opening day of the National Rifle Association's annual convention on Friday. "When I was little I got a BB gun for Christmas one year, and I've had a fascination with firearms every since," the 12-year-old from Aurora, Ill., said at the 135th annual event. "I can't wait." His father, Bill Pauley, also brought his three nephews - Michael Wagner, 18, Patrick Wagner, 16, and Peter Wagner, 14, also of Aurora. "This is the Detroit auto show for firearms manufacturers,"...

She's a nurse who likes target shooting and teaches gun safety classes. He's an engineer and deer hunter. When in Michigan, she'll pack a .357 Smith & Wesson for personal protection, while he sees no need to carry a concealed weapon. "I'm usually with her," Don Burns said, pointing to his wife, Christine. "And she's a better shot." The Burnses, from the Upper Peninsula town of Channing, are your quiet, ordinary, card-carrying members of the National Rifle Association - and proud of it. Friday, the Burnses, and thousands of others like them, trooped through the Midwest Airlines Center as the...

A call for reports from the NRA convention. I've recieved one that says that Taurus is displaying a new titanium 6 1/2" .41 magnum. I know that freepers are there. How about some on site reports?

St. Louis replaces Columbus for NRA convention After pulling out of Columbus, the National Rifle Association said Thursday it will hold its 2007 annual convention in St. Louis. The NRA said in May it would hold the 2007 convention in Columbus, but rescinded that decision July 18. The NRA cited Columbus' ban on certain kinds of assault weapons for its decision. The NRA is philosophically opposed the ban -- and said the ban would prevent some of the vendors at its convention from selling their wares. Columbus City Council enacted the ban July 11. Representatives from the city said they...

NRA fired up over convention results — and city fared well, too With nearly 60,000 visitors and record income for the National Rifle Association, the group on Monday declared its first Houston convention "one of the best." NRA officials raved about the three-day convention, which ended Sunday. "That was an amazing annual meeting," said the group's new president, Sandra S. Froman. Jordy Tollet, president of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, was pleased as well, saying he hopes the NRA will return to Houston. The NRA moves its convention around the country every year. "I think they had a...

NRA loved just about everything Panel on last day takes parting shot at major media The National Rifle Association may have fond feelings for Houston, but that affection apparently does not extend to the mainstream news media. "We love Houston. It's a great facility. Great hotel. Great people in Texas. It was a very successful annual meeting," said NRA spokesman Jorge Amselle as the organization's three-day conference at the Brown Convention Center came to a close Sunday. Official figures were not available Sunday, but NRA officials had estimated that at least 50,000 people would attend. The event was expected to...