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Protesters gather outside as NRA meets in Houston after Texas school massacre

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Thousands of NRA members attended the annual NRA Convention in Houston Friday despite the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, just three days earlier.
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People gather by booths near some of the signage in the hallways outside of the exhibit halls at the NRA Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 26, in Houston.
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Convention attendees look at various rifles and handguns in display cases that are being raffled off at the Gallery of Guns booth at the NRA Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 26, in Houston.
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A convention attendee looks at NRA branded shirts for sale at the NRA Store at the NRA Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 26, in Houston.
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Food vendors, vending machines and tables occupy the 40 yard long area where Daniel Defense was to have their booth at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston. Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the AR-15 rifle used in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, pulled out of the convention shortly after the shooting.
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Nancy Pablo, with the Alianza Latina International, holds crosses with photos of victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting as she protests with others at Discovery Green Park across the street from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Mounted police officers tell protesters to move back across the street from the National Rifle Association annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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People gather outside the George R. Brown Convention Center to protest the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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Tejano singer Little Joe, left, with Little Joe y la Familia, speaks next to Houston civil rights activist Johnny Mata, right, during a press conference by the League of United Latin American Citizens outside of the National Rifle Association's annual meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Protesters chant slogans outside the George R. Brown Convention Center to protest the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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A protester holds a sign bearing the names of this week's elementary school shooting victims during a rally against the National Rifle Association's annual meeting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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Protesters hold up their signs condemning the National Rifle Association's annual meeting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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A sign demanding action on gun control is seen during a protest against the National Rifle Association's annual meeting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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Protesters hold a rally at Discovery Green Park, across the street from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Children hold signs and photos of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting victims during a rally at Discovery Green Park, across the street from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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A counter-protester, left in red, is shouted down and has his megaphone taken away by rally attendees for pro-gun control efforts at Discovery Green Park, across the street from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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A counter protester, center, is shouted down and has his megaphone taken away by rally attendees for pro-gun control efforts at Discovery Green Park, across the street from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting held at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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A member of the National Rifle Association plugs his ears with his fingers as he walks past protesters during the NRA's annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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Protesters yell as a member of the National Rifle Association walks past them after attending its annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Friday, May 27.
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National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre speaks during the Leadership Forum at the NRA-ILA Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Former president Donald Trump speaks during the Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center Friday, May 27, in Houston.

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