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NRA moves 2007 convention out of Columbus (OH)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 18, 2005 04:58pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Columbus Dispatch |
| News Date | Monday, July 18, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The National Rifle Association announced today that it is pulling the 2007 NRA convention out of Columbus to protest the city's ban on guns officials classify as assault weapons.
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre came to Columbus this morning to make the announcement that the association will move its convention, which was expected to draw 60,000 people to the Greater Columbus Convention Center from May 18 to 20, 2007.
When the group announced in May that it would come to Columbus, convention officials here estimated the event would bring at least $15 million to the city.
City Council President Matt Habash and Councilman Michael C. Mentel, who introduced the weapons ban legislation, today issued a joint statement in which they said the NRA was “backing out on its commitment.”
“Public policy decisions — especially those affecting the safety of our citizens — cannot be influenced by any narrow interest group that happens to visit," they said.
Some city officials suspect that the NRA announced its convention site knowing that the ban would pass so the group could pull out and use the situation as a warning to other cities.
The Columbus City Council approved a ban on certain semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns July 11. |
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