Posted May 4, 2018 2:41 pm by Comments

By Christen Smith

The NRA sign promoting the organizaton’s annual meeting for 2018 in Dallas. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com)
The National Rifle Association’s 2018 Leadership Forum kicked off in Dallas, Texas on Friday with anticipated speeches from President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and more.
Guns.com will keep you informed with a live stream of all the speeches. Check back for updates soon.
Chris Cox, NRA’s chief lobbyist, opened the forum with a rallying cry for the association’s five million members.  “They cant beat us on the facts, but if they can shame us out of the fight, they will win,” he said of the fervent gun control movement gaining steam after the Parkland massacre. “In the face of their bitter hatred, there’s never been a more critical time for us to stand tall and, by God, to stand proud.”
Cox then handed the stage over to Stephen Willeford, the NRA member credited with interrupting a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas last year.
Some 26 parishioners died and another 20 were injured when a former Airman opened fire with an AR-15 during a late morning service. Willeford, a nearby resident, heard the gunfire and rushed across the street to intervene.
“He had an AR-15,

Source: Guns.com

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