Dear fellow MoveOn member,

My name is Dr. Dona Murphey, and I’m a community advocate, mother, and
physician in Texas. My heart hurts as I watch our communities get attacked
by gun violence time and time again. We are mourning. We all deserve to
live in a country that is safe, where everyone can learn and grow without
the threat of violence.

But on the heels of the horrifying elementary school shooting that left at
least 19 children and two teachers dead, the National Rifle Association
(NRA) is scheduled to begin its annual meeting TOMORROW at the Houston
First Corporation’s convention center and hotel, a few short hours from
Uvalde. It’s beyond inappropriate for the Houston First Corporation to
host the NRA, Donald Trump, and other conservative politicians to talk
about expanding gun rights and celebrating gun culture while families are
still mourning the loss of their loved ones. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign this petition demanding that the National Rifle
Association or Houston First Corporation cancel the NRA convention
immediately?

See the original email and petition from ParentsTogether Action below.

—Dr. Dona Murphey

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[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand the National Rifle Association (NRA) cancel
its upcoming Texas convention out of respect for the families and
communities who lost their children to gun violence.

Dear MoveOn member,

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is planning a massive convention in
Texas, scheduled for May 27-29, just days after the horrifying elementary
school shooting which left at least 19 children and two teachers dead in
Uvalde, Texas.^1 It’s beyond inappropriate for the NRA to host Donald
Trump and other conservative politicians to talk about expanding gun
rights while families are still mourning the loss of their loved
ones. [ [link removed] ]Tell the NRA to cancel their upcoming Texas convention out of
respect for the families who lost their children to gun violence.
The NRA's website boasts that the convention will be a "celebration of
Second Amendment rights," but how can dozens of politicians celebrate,
knowing that days prior, Texans and their children lost their sense of
safety, and 19 children and two adults lost their lives?^2

The families and their communities are still mourning this tragic loss.
They'll never be the same. Tell the NRA to cancel its upcoming Texas
convention.

[4]Sign the petition!

Every single parent should have the peace of mind to know that when
they're sending their child to school, they'll be safe and protected. We
have to get to the root of our societal problems here in the United
States. It's deeply troubling when attack after attack on our schools,
places of worship, and community institutions simply go on without any
government response or intervention other than thoughts, prayers, and
soundbites on cable television.

While there are differences of opinion on the NRA and the exact
current-day interpretation of the Second Amendment, we should all be able
to agree that it’s inappropriate for the largest gun lobbying organization
in the world to host a celebratory convention in the very same state as a
mass shooting that killed at least 19 children.^3 The NRA should cancel
their convention right now, full stop. 

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to our urgent petition, and then pass it
along to your friends.

Thank you so much.

–Nani from ParentsTogether Action

Sources:

1. "Trump, Cruz scheduled to speak at NRA convention days after Texas
shooting," The Hill, May 25, 2022
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2. "Abbott, Cruz to Attend NRA Convention Days After Texas School
Shooting," NBCDFW, May 24, 2022
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3. "US gun control: What is the NRA and why is it so powerful?" BBC, May
25, 2022
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