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Trump, Who Once Backed Gun Restrictions, to Address NRA Conference

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Sitting under a Beretta pistol banner roughly the size of a small house, Loran Braught scratches his short white mustache as he considers whether a Manhattan real estate developer will protect his right to carry.

It’s a question that Donald Trump, a billionaire from New York who once supported restricting gun rights, will have to put to rest on Friday in Louisville, Kentucky, where he’s scheduled to speak to tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts at the National Rifle Association’s annual conference.