NRA Convention in Indianapolis to Bring Together 2024 Republican Presidential Hopefuls and Former President Trump and Vice President Pence

On Friday, a number of potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates will be in Indianapolis for the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention. Former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who have had a split since the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, will both be in attendance.

Indiana State Representative Ben Smaltz said he was pleased that the NRA was bringing its convention to Indianapolis for the third time in the past decade and that he thought strong support for gun rights would be a key for any Republican. The NRA has called the convention “one of the most politically significant and popular events in the country, featuring our nation’s top Second Amendment leaders.”

The convention is taking place on the second anniversary of the mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis that killed nine people. This illustrates the stark reality that such shootings have become a part of American life and the NRA can no longer schedule around them.

The convention is an opportunity for the 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls to court gun rights activists in the wake of recent mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee. It is also a chance for Trump and Pence to come face-to-face for the first time since leaving office. It remains to be seen how the two will interact at the convention.

The NRA convention in Indianapolis is sure to be a politically significant event, with many potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates in attendance. It is also a chance for Trump and Pence to come together for the first time since leaving office. The convention is a reminder of the prevalence of mass shootings in the US and the NRA’s inability to schedule around them.