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Charlie Scudder in Houston, Texas

‘I have no children left’: protesters take on NRA convention after Texas shooting

people hold signs that say 'there's blood on your hands'
Protesters in support of gun control hold signs outside the NRA meeting in Houston, Texas, on Friday. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

After two sleepless nights wondering what, if anything, she could do, Nancy Harris, 73, decided to drive four hours to Houston. Before she left, she pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down 12 names.

Each name was someone she knew had been shot. She put an asterisk next to the ones who had died, including her own daughter.

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