NRA cancels annual meeting, citing surging COVID-19 cases in Texas – By Darryl Coote (UPI) / Aug 25 2021
Aug. 25 (UPI) — The National Rifle Association has canceled its annual meeting that was scheduled next month for Houston amid surging COVID-19 cases in Texas.
“Due to concern over the safety of our NRA family and community, we regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel the 2021 Annual Meeting & Exhibits,” the gun rights organization and lobbyist said Tuesday in a statement.
It added that it made the decision to cancel its Sept. 3-5 event as “[w]e realize that it would prove difficult, if not impossible, to offer the full guest experience that our NRA members deserve.”
The organization said its top priority is the health and well-being of its members, staff and sponsors who were to travel across the nation to attend its annual event that attracts thousands of gun enthusiasts a year.
