Bad school shootings can’t stop the annual meeting. Why is the National Rifle Association so strong? _Hangzhou Net

The mass shooting at Rob Elementary School, which killed 21 people on CCTV, took place in Uvalde, Texas on the 24th. Ironically, just 3 days later, on the 27th, just four hours away by car. Houston, the National Rifle Association held its annual meeting as scheduled.

The National Rifle Association has a strong and deep-rooted influence in the United States. Over the years, it has repeatedly obstructed the introduction of stricter gun control laws at the federal and local levels. It is also the sponsor of many gun-friendly Republicans. Its annual meeting is the largest annual marketing event for the American firearms industry. This year’s annual meeting lasted for three days. Many representatives of the Republican Party were invited to speak, including former President Trump.

Even though the school shooting tragedy just happened, the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association of the United States is still held as usual. In fact, this is not the first time. The shooting at Columbine Middle School in Colorado in 1999 caused 12 students and 1 teacher. Death, but a week later, the National Rifle Association held its annual meeting in Denver, the state, and the then president even declared that such “terrible acts” should not be allowed to become an opportunity to limit the right to own guns under the Second Amendment of the Constitution .