Here's what it was like at the NRA's conference, held just days after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
in five years only through deep cuts. While weakened, the NRA has embedded its creed in the GOP and the cultural right broadly.Trump, that day’s final speaker, was greeted by chants of “USA! USA!” He began by knocking Texas Republicans who had pulled out of the event citing scheduling conflicts and, in the case of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, reservations about attending in the wake of the shooting. “Unlike some I didn’t disappoint you by not showing up,” he said. “Gotta show up.
On Saturday morning, the group held its annual members meeting, where internal conflicts played out. It was sparsely attended, according to from those present. A resolution commending LaPierre was approved. One measure supported by a small dissident bloc that sought settlement of the dispute with James did not get a vote. Neither did one that sought LaPierre’s removal.Throughout the event, NRA members and protestors engaged in days-long face-offs in front of the center as state and local police kept watch.
. Like others I spoke to, he saw no ground for dialogue with the protestors. “They are acting like a bunch of crying babies,” he said. “I don’t have a good feeling for how this country is going.”A small crew of Proud Boys, many with their faces covered, stood nearby, shouting down the protestors. Police had separated the groups. A man identified as the crew’s “sergeant at arms” declined to answer questions, saying “I’m sure there is nothing you don’t already know.
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