Tens of thousands of National Rifle Association members will descend this weekend on Atlanta, Ga., for the 154th annual Members’ meetings and exhibits at the Georgia World Congress Center, for what the association calls the “largest gathering of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the country.”
The April 24-27 convention is loaded with activities, including Saturday’s annual members’ meeting and the massive exhibit hall featuring guns and gear, which is traditionally crowded. There are seminars and events galore on the three-day schedule, including the NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction
April 25 in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom I Georgia World Congress Center; the Freedom Experience Apr 26 at the Sidney Marcus Auditorium I Georgia World Congress Center I Building A featuring country superstars Big & Rich, and the National Prayer Breakfast April 27 also at the Thomas Murphy Ballroom I Georgia World Congress Center, featuring Keynote Speaker Kevin Sorbo.
A major feature of this weekend’s convention is the “Voices of the Second Amendment” featuring podcasters, YouTubers, streamers, TV show hosts, and radio personalities, simultaneously beaming their coverage of the convention.
According to NRA publicity, personalities involved in this broadcast/podcast effort include Cam Edwards of Cam and Co., Frank Miniter of One-On-One NRA Media, Michael Bane of Michael Bane TV, Ryan Gresham of Guntalk, Amanda Suffecool of EyeOnTheTargetRadio, Kevin Hoyt of Grass Roots Warrior Network, Chris Swainhart of Gun Stuff TV, Aaron Schaeffer of GunClub Radio, Charlie Cook of Riding Shotgun with Charlie, Lucretia Hughes of The Lucretia Hughes Show, Alex Ooley of Forge of Freedom podcast, Rob Beckman of The Firearms Trainer podcast, Mark Kelly & Rick Hogg of On the Range podcast, Kevin Jordan of PopCulture 223 podcast, Mike Piwowarski of Arms Room Radio, Matt Mallory & Klint Macro of Meet the Pressers, Stephen Gutowski of The Reload, Frank Johnson of Liberty First Foundation, Brad Rucks of Deer Talk Now, Tony Simon of The Second is For Everyone–2A4A podcast and others.
Exhibit Hall Hours
April 25, Friday
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
April 26, Saturday
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
April 27, Sunday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The convention comes at a time when several states controlled by Democrats have been ramping up their efforts to ratchet down on Second Amendment rights. Gun owners are looking for promised action by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “Second Amendment Task Force,” formed to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens. The Department of Justice is already probing delays in issuing concealed carry permits by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more recently, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms called on Bondi to have the Task Force focus on 12 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington.
There is already a petition to have the DOJ challenge Colorado’s SB25-003 gun control law.
No doubt there will be plenty of talk about the Task Force during this weekend’s convention.
