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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Trump refuses to back out of National Rifle Association convention in Texas despite school massacre

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The largest promoter of the free availability of military-style weapons in the United States will continue with plans to host its’ annual convention in Houston, Texas this weekend, less than 300 miles away from the elementary school where a gunman murdered 19 children and two adults on Thursday.

Former president Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Senator Ted Cruz are set to headline the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, which is schedule to open on Friday and continue through Sunday at a Houston convention centre.

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