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HOUSTON, Texas — Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against “evil.” “The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” Trump said. “The existence of

Show Caption Hide Caption President Biden: ‘So many crushed spirits’ after Texas school shooting President Biden asked the country to pray for the families of those killed in Uvalde, Texas, after a mass shooting at an elementary school. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY In the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school,

Following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 24 — which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers — Republicans scrambled to find ways to show that they were being proactive, but without promoting gun control and without saying or doing anything that might offend the National

Houston, May 27 (PTI) The National Rifle Association began its annual convention in Houston on Friday amidst widespread protests, even as parents are grappling with questions on how law enforcement agencies responded to the deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde in Texas in which 19 children and 2 teachers were killed. Former president Donald

Former US president Donald Trump has argued that the United States should make it easier to confine “deranged” people and eliminate gun-free school zones after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers this week at a Texas school. Key points: Tuesday’s shooting dead of 19 students and two teachers by an 18-year-old gunman equipped with

Wayne LaPierre, executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters The National Rifle Association has a bevy of cash at its disposal to influence the gun policy debate after the latest shooting massacre of schoolchildren in

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) aren’t shy about how they view some of their fellow lawmakers after the school shooting in Texas and their inaction on gun reform. “I’m disgusted and I’m fed up with colleagues who value money from the gun lobby more than protecting our kids,” McGovern said in

Georgia congressional hopeful Vernon Jones is the latest Republican figure to announce they are still intent on attending the National Rifle Association (NRA) conference in Texas on Friday in the wake of the Uvalde mass shooting. The annual event, which has not been held for the past two years due to the pandemic, has been

The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety has said “there’s no excuse” for officers not trying to break into an elementary school classroom where a gunman was killing 19 students and two teachers on Tuesday. Steven McCraw was facing questions over law enforcement’s response to Tuesday’s shooting at Robb elementary at a lunchtime

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, which is taking place just days after a mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas. Trump confirmed he would be appearing at the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum despite the fact that the

A number of Republicans are still scheduled to attend a National Rifle Association event in Houston, Texas, just days after the Uvalde school shooting. The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center from Friday to Sunday. The annual event by the pro-gun lobby group

Despite accusing Democrats of constantly trying to manipulate mass shootings for political gain, several senior GOP figures — including ex-President Donald Trump — are expected to give speeches at the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action’s annual leadership forum on Friday. The NRA is the highly politicized body that spent decades radicalizing the GOP on

“There’s conversations going on, and maybe something will come out of it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republicans who may or may not be talking about maybe finding some kind of compromise with Democrats that could overcome a filibuster. “You just sort of chip away at this kind of stuff.” Listen and subscribe

American Pie singer Don McLean drops out of National Rifle Association Convention performance ‘in light’ of Texas school shooting that killed 21 people… but former President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are still scheduled to appear McLean has dropped out of National Rifle Association Convention performance  The American Pie singer-songwriter will no longer

In the days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, some of North Carolina’s top politicians couldn’t be more split on gun control. Opinion split down familiar partisan lines, with Democrats calling for more gun regulations and Republicans focusing instead on mental health treatment and school security.

A NRA sign on a Stetson hat displayed on July 20, 2020, in Garland, Texas. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Texas representatives in the 117th Congress took more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state, a new OpenSecrets analysis found.  Senators and House members representing Texas have received more

How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws The powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m million last year to expand gun rights while limiting restrictions on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it In Texas, where guns are already a deeply ingrained part of the cultural landscape, a