Republicans Attend NRA Convention in Texas Days After Texas Shooting

 

We ran the numbers: There are 2185 news articles covering this topic. 11% (237) are left leaning, 46% (1000) are center, and 43% (949) are right leaning.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) conference in Texas begins on Friday. While left-leaning articles highlight that the NRA conference and the politicians who are speaking at it are coming under fire from Democrats, right-leaning articles highlight that Abbott told the NRA convention in Houston that gun laws don't stop "madmen" from killing.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the NRA conference and the politicians who are speaking at it are coming under fire from Democrats. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Texas gov. Greg Abbott an “absolute fraud.” 

Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that Georgia congressional hopeful Vernon Jones is the latest Republican figure to announce they are attending the NRA conference. The annual event has been under pressure to cancel again this year.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Abbott told the NRA convention in Houston that gun laws don't stop "madmen" from killing. Abbott also expressed sympathy for those who died in the attack at Robb Elementary School.



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