Former President Trump called for heightened school security mechanisms at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston on Friday — mechanisms that Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the site of a mass shooting that left 19 kids and two teachers dead this week, had.
Why it matters: The Uvalde tragedy and the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 dead on May 14 have intensified the debate on gun control legislation and renewed scrutiny of gun rights organizations like the NRA, gun manufacturers and lawmakers who maintain close ties with the gun lobby.
