Thousands of NRA delegates gather in a Houston conference centre to hear their leader reject attempts to restrict gun ownership. 🗣️ But outside, the voices calling for action on gun control grow louder. Read more:
"Should gun laws be tightened?" I asked another National Rifle Association member.
"Taking away their right to self defence is not the answer. But there are certain common-sense things that we can and we must do…" Mr Lapierre said. He quoted former president Ronald Reagan, saying:"We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken society is guilty, rather than the lawbreaker."Mr Trump wouldn't have seen the anti-gun protests outside. The crowds were big, noisy and passionate.Among them, 17-year-old student Leah Samuels, who told me she is scared in her classroom every day.
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