NRA Convention Draws GOP Hopefuls Amid Trump's Controversial Remarks on Mass Shootings.

Former President Donald Trump promised to defend and expand gun-owners rights in a speech to the National Rifle Association's annual meeting, while 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls and possible candidates pledged their loyalty to the NRA. Against the backdrop of recent mass shootings, they scoffed at the notion that gun and ammunition restrictions would reduce violence. Trump said that mass shootings are not "a gun problem" but rather a mental health, social, cultural, and spiritual problem. The NRA remains a powerful issue in Republican primaries, and Trump has a commanding lead in nearly every national poll.