Former President Donald Trump is due to address thousands of National Rifle Association members in Texas, a day after campaigning in Minnesota during his hush money trial.
Trump has sworn to continue defending the Second Amendment and has referred to himself as “the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House” while the country grapples with record-breaking mass shooting killings. Last year saw 42 mass killings and 217 deaths, making it one of the worst years on record.
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President Joe Biden has chastised the likely Republican presidential nominee, citing words he made earlier this year during a school massacre in Iowa, which he described as “very terrible” before later saying that “we have to get over it.” We need to go forward.
At a campaign speech in Minnesota on Friday, Trump stated, “You know, it’s an amazing thing.” People who own firearms rightfully own guns, love guns, and use guns for good, but they vote infrequently, despite the fact that they are required to vote for us. There are no other candidates to vote for, since the Democrats want and will take away their guns.”
He continued, “That’s why I’m going to be talking to the NRA tomorrow to say, ‘You gotta get out and vote.'”
During his presidency, Trump made several promises to improve gun legislation. Following the high school mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people and injured 17, Trump promised survivors and family members that he would be “very strong on background checks.” He stated he would confront the NRA, but later backtracked, stating there was “not much political support.”
The powerful gun lobby in Dallas has scheduled him to deliver the keynote talk at a forum on Saturday. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott will also speak during the event. Prominent gun safety organizations that have already endorsed Biden intend to hold a demonstration near the convention center, where the gun lobby is expected to gather.
While Trump has significant support in Texas, Democrats believe they may pull off an upset in November with former NFL star U.S. Rep. Colin Allred leading an underdog campaign to topple Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Texas has not had a Democrat win a statewide office in 30 years, the longest such drought in the United States.
On Friday, Trump campaigned in Minnesota following his son Barron’s high school graduation in Florida.
