Former President Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial. Trump has pledged to continue to defend the Second Amendment and has called himself 鈥渢he best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House.鈥 The country faces record numbers of deaths due to mass shootings. Last year ended with 42 mass killings and 217 deaths, making it one of the deadliest years on record.
Chantemekki Fortson the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, right, along with family watch Fortson's casket as they leave for a cemetery during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Stonecrest, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Airman Roger Fortson's casket is carried during the interment for Fortson at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Members of the military attend slain airman Roger Fortson's interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Chantemekki Fortson the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, left, receives the U.S. burial flag during the interment for Fortson at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Airman Roger Fortson's casket is carried during the interment for Fortson at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Airman Roger Fortson's casket is carried during his interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Chantemekki Fortson, the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, left, receives the U.S. burial flag during his interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
