Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- Due 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 & Exhibits. This cancellation applies to all events and meetings that were scheduled in Houston. We will provide future notification regarding a rescheduled date for the Annual Meeting of Members.
We make this difficult decision after analyzing relevant data regarding COVID-19 in Harris County, Texas.
We also consulted with medical professionals, local officials, major sponsors & exhibitors, and many NRA members before arriving at this decision. The NRA Annual Meeting welcomes tens of thousands of people and involves many events, meetings, and social gatherings. Among the highlights of our annual meeting is acres of exhibit space featuring the latest and greatest firearms, the display of countless accessories, and the offering of adventures and group gatherings that many travel hundreds, and some even thousands, of miles to experience. We realize that it would prove difficult, if not impossible, to offer the full guest experience that our NRA members deserve.
The NRA’s top priority is ensuring the health and well-being of our members, staff, sponsors, and supporters. We are mindful that NRA Annual Meeting patrons will return home to family, friends, and co-workers from all over the country, so any impacts from the virus could have broader implications. Those are among the reasons why we decided to cancel our 2021 event.
We would like to thank our members, attendees, exhibitors, and staff for their understanding and support. We are grateful for the many contributions of the George R. Brown Convention Center, state and local officials, community organizers, area hotels, and countless event venues across Houston. We receive enormous support from Houston and the State of Texas – and we hope to return to the Bayou City for a full annual meeting experience.
The NRA looks forward to a Celebration of Freedom in Louisville in May 2022. In the meantime, we will support many other NRA local events and smaller gatherings – in a manner that is protective of our members and celebrates our Second Amendment freedom.
We wish continued health and safety to our entire NRA family.
About NRA-ILA:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org
Lame cover story. The annual meet was canceled for 2 reasons:
(a) Members & donors are pissed at LaPew & Co’s massive corruption and were set to make the meeting very unpleasant & embarrassing.
(b) Due to (a), no major manufactures want to be associated with LaPew & Co. Exhibit hall table sales were collapsing long before Covid picked up again.
“The NRA’s top priority is ensuring the health and well-being of our members, staff, sponsors, and supporters.”
More self serving organic fertilizer.
It has been obvious for some time that NRA’s top priorities are two fold:
And that’s my honest evaluation from the viewpoint of an Endowment Member who joined back in the 1970s.
P.S. What ever happened to Wayne’s intern?
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Pu – – ies!
LaPierre needs to be cancelled.
Once again the ‘Rona has proven to be a perfect excuse for people who want to evade responsibility and accountability… this time, NRA HQ!
The NRA has become a sick joke; time to bury the corpse and move on!
I would bet the NRA did not cancel because of Covid-19, rather because they didn’t want to face us members over all that is going on!!!
The NRA has been dead to me for years now. I gave up my instructor credentials recently, unsubscribed from all mail and stopped phone calls. GOA and a few others make better use of my monies that I can actually see. And I don’t rage every time I see Wayne in his priceless suits. These days, the NRA is at the back of the pack if they show at all.
Odds takers in Las Vegas are now taking bets on whether or not, Louisville 2022, will be held. Only the Covid-19 hustlers know for sure.
One excuse is as good as another, LaPierre!
The end of this pitiable 24 year runaway train wreck (going all the way back to that disastrous & treacherous 1997 Annual Meeting) is finally going to slam into a mile high, wide and deep obstruction of the densest matter in the universe.