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What you should know about the NRA convention and why it matters

2022-05-25T22:29:46.216Z


The National Rifle Association (NRA) is scheduled to hold its 2022 annual convention this Friday. (Related Video) What is the NRA and why is it so powerful in the US? 2:49 (CNN) - The National Rifle Association (NRA) is scheduled to hold its 2022 annual convention this Friday in Houston, with the participation of its top brass and several leading conservatives, including former President Donald Trump. It is the first time in three years that the association has held the meeting in person. Br


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The National Rifle Association (NRA) is scheduled to hold its 2022 annual convention this Friday in Houston, with the participation of its top brass and several leading conservatives, including former President Donald Trump.

It is the first time in three years that the association has held the meeting in person.

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The NRA's annual convention has been canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

However, this year the organization decided to go ahead with its plans and hold the meeting, just as both gun rights and the association itself are facing intense scrutiny.

Especially after the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 21 people, 19 of them children.

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Here's what we know about the National Rifle Association's annual convention in 2022.

When will the meeting be?

The NRA's 2022 Annual Convention and Exhibits is scheduled for May 27-29, according to the meeting's website.

The leadership forum, which the organization touts as "one of the most popular and politically significant events in the country," will be on Friday afternoon.

Where is the meeting?

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The leadership forum will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Precisely the same place that had been chosen for the 2021 annual meeting last September.

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Who can attend the meeting?

The National Rifle Association's annual convention is open to its members only.

The organization currently has more than five million members, according to its website.

Who will speak at this year's event?

Friday's meeting will feature speeches from eight people, including NRA director Wayne LaPierre and Jason Ouimet, executive director of the group's lobbying arm, according to the event's website.

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Trump will also speak at the event.

The former president, who maintained a close relationship with the gun lobby and his activists during his administration, participated in the 2019 event. It was his fifth consecutive speech at the annual meeting.

In addition to Trump, Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz, and Republican Texas Representative Dan Crenshaw will be at Friday's meeting.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, both Republicans, will also speak.

What are the security measures for this convention?

The NRA said that because Trump will be at the event, the US Secret Service will "take control of the General Assembly Hall and set up magnetometers before the entrance."

Attendees are prohibited from bringing "firearms, firearm accessories, knives, and other items," including backpacks and selfie sticks.

What has happened since the 2019 meeting?

Friday's annual meeting comes as gun rights and the NRA come under heavy scrutiny, as gun control advocates turn their attention to the organization after an 18-year-old gunman fatally shot a 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, according to authorities.

The NRA condemned the shooting in a statement Wednesday, calling it a "horrible and wicked crime."

"Although an investigation is underway and the facts are still emerging, we recognize that this was the act of a lonely and deranged criminal," the group said.

"When we gather in Houston, we will reflect on these events, pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members, and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools safe."

This massacre is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook tragedy in Connecticut in 2012, which left 26 dead, including 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7.

The NRA has also struggled to stay afloat after New York Attorney General Letitia James sued to break up the organization for alleged embezzlement of charity funds.

In March, a New York State Supreme Court judge blocked James's attempt to dissolve the association.

But, she allowed the lawsuit against her to continue.

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In addition, a Supreme Court decision is also expected in the largest Second Amendment case the court has reviewed in more than a decade.

Justices are weighing whether to strike down a New York gun law that was enacted more than a century ago and places restrictions on carrying a concealed weapon outside the home.

What happened at the last annual convention of the National Rifle Association?

At the 2019 annual meeting, Trump announced that he would not ratify a United Nations arms trade treaty, then signed a message to the Senate in front of an audience of NRA leaders.

The convention was also highlighted by then-National Rifle Association president Oliver North telling members he would not run for group president again after a dispute with LaPierre.

The announcement was made in a letter in which North said he hoped to take on a second term, but "now I am being informed that it will not happen."

North, already a controversial figure due to his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, joined the NRA at a critical time to confront calls about gun control, in the wake of the 2017 Parkland school shooting. Florida.

Vogue's Ariane, Sonia Moghe, Jeremy Diamond, Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, all of CNN, contributed to this report.

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