Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race are vowing at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs, even as it's being held over the anniversary of an Indianapolis mass shooting.
Top Republican presidential candidates flocked to the NRA convention in Indianapolis, which kicked off on 2-year anniverary of a mass shooting that killed 8 people.Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race vowed Friday at the National Rifle Association's annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs, suggesting that new firearms restrictions in the wake of mass shootings around the country would only hurt law-abiding gun owners.
"Gun-hating politicians should never go to bed unafraid of what this association, and all of our millions of members, can do to their political careers," said NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, suggesting that his group could play a dominant role in the 2024 election after turmoil in recent years over a failed bankruptcy effort, a class action lawsuit and a fraud investigation.
"No one wants to see the violence you see in schools and stuff today," said Randy Conner, a pistol and rifle instructor for the NRA from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. "But I don't think taking the guns away from ordinary citizens is going to change any of that at all." A former Indiana governor, Pence drew scattered boos as he started speaking, despite it being his home turf. The former vice president had skipped a number of conservative gatherings in recent years after he was booed and heckled during their previous meetings.
Others offering video messages were former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who began her 2024 campaign in February, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who announced a presidential exploratory committee this week. DeSantis, seen as a top rival to Trump even though he's yet to jump into the race, also spoke briefly in virtual remarks.
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