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The NRA scaled back conference after Columbine out of sympathy; today, full steam ahead

The NRA is moving forward with its annual event less than 300 miles from the site of a mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.

Two days after 12 students and a teacher were massacred at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, then-NRA President Charlton Heston announced that his group would dramatically scale back its upcoming nearby convention to show “profound sympathy and respect” for the community.

This weekend, the NRA’s convention in Houston is full steam ahead as the nation mourns the staggering loss of 19 more children and two teachers in another massacre, this time in Uvalde, Texas.

The three-day NRA event is billed as "a freedom-filled weekend for the entire family" showcasing over 14 acres of the latest guns and gear. It began Friday in Houston less than 300 miles away from Uvalde.