https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/05/26/nra-kicks-off-annual-convention-friday-in-houston/ > By Juan Lozano and David A. Lieb | Associated Press > HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.