Rejects gun control at NRA speech 3 days after Uvalde massacre

Speaking at the NRA convention in Houston just 3 days after the Uvalde school shooting killed 19 children and 2 teachers, Trump rejected all gun control and attacked Democrats for trying to "advance their own extreme political agenda." He declared: "The various gun control policies being pushed by the left would have done nothing to prevent the horror" and repeated the NRA slogan "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." Trump called gun-free zones the "most dangerous place." Instead of gun reform, he proposed "hardening" schools with single entry points, metal detectors, armed officers, and allowing "highly trained teachers to concealed carry." He blamed "deeply evil, violent, and mentally disturbed young men" and "broken families" rather than assault weapons. The speech demonstrated Trump's fealty to the gun lobby in the immediate aftermath of one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.

"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." — NRA convention speech, Houston, May 27, 2022 (3 days after Uvalde shooting)