Trump To Speak At NRA Annual Meeting

By Tom Knighton

While anti-gunners have been accusing President Donald Trump of folding to pressure from gun rights groups. Gun rights activists are still stinging over the Trump administration’s move to criminalize bump stocks unilaterally rather than going through the legislative process. In other words, the president hasn’t exactly been making much of anyone happy when it comes to guns.

But a signal to where his actual allegiance may lie comes from his decision to speak again at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting.

President Donald Trump is expected to speak at this week’s annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention, a White House official confirmed on Sunday.

Trump has addressed the annual gathering of the influential gun rights lobbying group for the last two years, but this years’ meeting comes amid renewed debate about gun legislation in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

CNN first reported that Trump would appear at this year’s meeting, which will be held from May 3-6 in Dallas, Texas. According to Dallas News he will address the conference on Friday, the same day as Vice President Mike Pence. Activists have accused the NRA of hypocrisy for banning guns …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms