NRA Bans Firearms During Donald Trump's Speech at Texas Event

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) told attendees they will not be able to carry firearms during an event with former President Donald Trump at its Texas conference that will be held just days after a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in the state.

On its website, the pro-gun organization declared that people would not be able to bring their firearms into the General Assembly Hall during its upcoming Annual Leadership Forum in Houston on Friday, May 27. In a notice, the NRA said firearms, toy guns and "weapons of any kind" would not be allowed inside the hall. It also listed several other items, such as laser pointers and signs among things that were prohibited.

The NRA described its annual leadership forum as being "one of the most politically significant and popular events in the country." But a shadow has been cast over the conference after 19 children and two adults were fatally shot at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday.

The NRA said the hall was under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service as Trump would be speaking during the event. Trump is one of several speakers who are slated to attend the conference this week. Others include Texas Governor Ted Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz, both Republicans and fierce pro-gun advocates.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nra-bans-firearms-during-donald-trump-s-speech-at-texas-event/ar-AAXHUbx

[underpants]

1. What, like guns are bad or something?

[SoonerPride]

3. "Guns don't kill people! People kill poeple" Right?

So they should allow the guns and ban all people from attending.

[SoonerPride]

2. It would be a tragedy if someone showed up carrying an AR15

A tragedy indeed.

[onenote]

4. As the article indicates, the Secret Service made that decision, not the NRA

The NRA allows guns to be carried at their annual meeting other than when barred by the feds.

[lame54]

12. Why isn't the NRA pushing back on this...

As they often do when guns are not permitted elsewhere?

[onenote]

17. Because they defer to the Secret Service.

Always have.

[lame54]

19. Loudmouths defer to no one

[kentuck]

5. But they can carry guns onto the floor of the House?

Hypocrites of the highest magnitude.

[Blue Owl]

6. The irony seems to be completely lost

The GOP should be lampooned, shamed, and called out by any thinking person and this should be like front-page news everywhere.

But oh, no... the GOP must be allowed to remain the two-faced, hypocritical, selfish, cowardly fucks they truly are...

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. No mention of pies or fruit being banned.

Use that information as you see fit.

[liberal N proud]

8. What are they worried about?

[Solly Mack]

9. What's Trump afraid of? Can't they simply ban fruit and pies? Or fruit pies?

[TheRealNorth]

10. They don't even trust the radical, gun-humping whackjobs on their own side

I guess those elitist Republican SOB's think the orange turdblossom should be protected from their radical gun policies, but not the general public, and especially not children.

Did they prohibit pies and tomatoes too? Given the Biggest Loser's fears of being pie'd.

[jimfields33]

14. True. The secret service does not.

[TheRealNorth]

16. They are just using the Secret Service as a convenient excuse...

He doesn't "Have to" do everything the Secret Service says.

[onenote]

18. Who is "he"?

[TheRealNorth]

21. The Orange Turdblossom

I thought it was pretty obvious because who else would have a Secret Service detail since we know Biden,.Harris, or their family won't be there.

[lame54]

11. That's why Trump never gives speeches at elementary schools...

That and the audience would be too mature for him

[usonian]

13. How much for a billboard outside the event?

Paranoia is its own reward. Don't ask me how I know that.

[C_U_L8R]

15. It's only because there won't be children there

NRA saves their powder for the next schoolyard opportunity.

[orleans]

20. hopefully they didn't ban these

--trump's biggest fear: