Coverage dated May 25, 2022 to May 26, 2022

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

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The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    NRA stages marketing event as Texas mourns school shooting (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans are scheduled to address the 3-day firearms industry marketing event.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    NRA ramps up for convention on Friday as Texas mourns school shooting (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to "reflect on" the deadly shooting earlier this week at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

  3. Madison

    NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” -- and deflect any

  4. NBC4 Washington

    NRA Stages Large Marketing Event as Texas Mourns School Shooting (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday.

  5. Madison

    NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any

  6. Madison

    NRA meets in Texas amid protests after school massacre (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    With protesters shouting outside, the National Rifle Association has begun its annual convention in Houston, just days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NRA Opens Gun Convention in Texas Days After Uvalde School Massacre (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump and other leading Republicans are scheduled to address the three-day gun industry marketing and advocacy event, which is expected to draw protesters.

  8. Sioux City Journal

    Amid protests, NRA meets in Texas after school massacre (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    With protesters shouting outside, the National Rifle Association is beginning its annual convention in Houston, just days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school

  9. Fox7 Austin

    NRA opens gun convention in Texas after Uvalde school shooting (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The NRA said people attending the gun show will “reflect on” the Uvalde school shooting, “pray for the victims, and pledge to ”redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”

  10. Berkshire Eagle

    NRA meets in Texas after school massacre, protest roils (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

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

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    NRA converges on Houston as nation mourns slain schoolkids (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The National Rifle Association's annual meeting kicks off in Houston days after a mass elementary-school shooting with speakers dropping out and protests planned outside the convention center.

  12. Delaware Public Media

    The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Several hours east of Uvalde, the site of a mass shooting at an elementary school, the NRA is holding its annual convention and gun show. The NRA expressed its "deepest sympathies" over the shooting.

  13. Delaware Public Media

    Caught in a storm of criticism and internal strife, the NRA meets in Houston (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    This isn't the first time the NRA has held its convention days after a nearby mass shooting. Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Trump, protests expected at NRA convention in Texas days after Uvalde shooting (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Several Texas leaders have pulled out of the NRA convention in Houston, days after a gunman killed 21, including 19 children, at a school.

  15. NBC News

    Gun owners, protesters and Donald Trump converge on Houston for NRA event (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The massive convention of gun owners is gathering days after 19 students and two teachers were shot to death in a Texas elementary school.

  16. France 24

    Anti-gun protesters gather outside NRA convention after school massacre (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A group of protesters angered over the shooting deaths of Texas elementary school students converged Friday outside the gun-lobby National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston.

  17. The Guardian

    ‘I have no children left’: protesters take on NRA convention after Texas shooting (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hundreds rally for gun control outside the organization’s Houston meeting, calling on Americans to ‘protect kids, not guns’

  18. Deutsche Welle

    US: NRA holds Texas conference days after school shooting | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The controversial and powerful gun lobby saw numerous high-profile guests drop out from its annual meeting that came just days after one of the deadliest school massacres in a decade.

  19. WFMZ Allentown

    NRA opens gun convention in Texas (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The National Rifle Association is beginning its annual convention in Houston just days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school on the other side

  20. Al Jazeera

    What to know about the NRA and its annual meeting in Houston (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The convention comes after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas.

  21. Thv11

    'Guns are not evil:' NRA convention kicks off in Houston days after Uvalde massacre (opens Thv11)

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    Thv11's feed description

    Leaders of the gun rights lobbying group planned to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the school shooting in Uvalde.

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