O’Rourke to attend protest outside Houston NRA conference

From THEHILL.COM

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday will attend a rally outside of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual summit in Houston alongside several organizations following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this week.

O’Rourke and the organizations aim to “hold the NRA and the politicians they purchase accountable,” according to an event page posted by his campaign.

“This massacre and the too many others before it are totally predictable, direct consequences of the choices made by Greg Abbott and the majority of those in the Texas legislature,” the statement for the event reads, referring to the Republican state governor.

“There will be more Uvaldes, El Pasos, Sutherland Springs, and Sant... (Read more)



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