Hundreds of people march in Houston, Texas on Friday to protest the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA), which is being held just days after the tragedy rocked the small town of Uvalde in the southern US state. United States.
Jaylan Ramirez, 18, came with a “I’m afraid to go to school” sign. “There was an alert at my school yesterday and it made me panic, I was very scared because of what happened,” told the To have to the girl in 11e year, who attends a high school in Houston. “It shouldn’t be that easy to get a gun,” she adds.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed by a gunman’s bullets Tuesday at Robb Elementary School, and the country has since been once again the scene of a tense and emotional debate over guns.
Nearly 55,000 NRA members will gather from Friday to Sunday at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is an affront to several activists in favor of more gun restrictions in the United States.
Demonstrators gathered under police guard along a fence across the street, to shout at NRA members who made their way to the entrance. “Arm the teachers, are you crazy?” can we read on a sign. “Protect life, not guns,” reads another.
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