Daniel Defense, the maker of the assault rifle used in Tuesday's killing of 19 children and two female teachers at a Texas elementary school, said Thursday that he was waiving participation in the annual convention of the first gun lobby, which takes place in held in Texas from Friday to Monday.
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Daniel Defense will not be attending the National Rifle Association (NRA) rally due to the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, where one of our products was criminally diverted
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We believe it is inappropriate to promote our products in Texas at the NRA rally this week
,” he added.