{"id":40233,"date":"2021-08-25T20:53:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T15:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/gun-group-nra-mocked-on-twitter-after-canceling-annual-meeting-over-safety-issues\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T20:53:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T15:23:42","slug":"gun-group-nra-mocked-on-twitter-after-canceling-annual-meeting-over-safety-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/gun-group-nra-mocked-on-twitter-after-canceling-annual-meeting-over-safety-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun group NRA mocked on Twitter after canceling annual meeting over \u2018safety issues\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US gun-rights lobbying organization, National Rifle Association (NRA) took to Twitter to announce the cancellation of its annual meeting in Houston, Texas. <\/p>\n

And many people couldn\u2019t contain their happiness. <\/p>\n

The NRA, which has fought for increased gun rights despite seemingly endless gun massacres in the US, said the September gathering was canceled \u201cdue to concern for the safety of our NRA family and community\u201d as the coronavirus spreads across the country, particularly in Texas, which was hosting the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue 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 and Exhibits,\u201d the tweet began.<\/p>\n

The NRA also noted that it was a \u201cdifficult decision,\u201d but after consulting with \u201cmedical professionals, local officials, major sponsors, and exhibitors\u201d as well as members of the organisation, the top priority is the health and wellbeing\u201d of everyone involved.<\/p>\n

People that were pleasantly surprised by the announcement didn\u2019t shy away from mentioning that the group has finally realised that Covid-19 isn\u2019t a \u201choax\u201d by the Democratic party.<\/p>\n

\u201cBreaking: NRA decides Covid isn\u2019t a Dem hoax,\u201d wrote Game Theory Today Podcast, Eric Garland.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought money and a good guy with a gun solved everything??!!\u201d someone else joked.<\/p>\n

A third called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott who discouraged masks and vaccines despite testing positive for the virus last week.<\/a> Now, Abbott said that he tested negative for Covid-19, four days after the positive result, according to AP.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf only @GovAbbott had mandated masks and encouraged vaccines, maybe they wouldn\u2019t have had to cancel the gun nut convention in Houston,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Abbott posted a video on his Twitter<\/a> about vaccinations and said: \u201cSo I encourage others who have not yet received the vaccination to consider getting one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out some other responses to the canceled meeting.<\/p>\n

Despite the NRA deciding to cancel the event,\u00a0 the decision to pull out goes deeper than keeping everyone safe.<\/p>\n

In a report from the\u00a0 Daily Beast<\/em>, the NRA allegedly decided to cancel after gun manufacturers backed out of the event. <\/u><\/a>They also discreetly asked the NRA to cancel the festivities.<\/p>\n

The gun positive group is also facing legal, financial and leadership problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n