Gun Violence Victims Add Emotional Edge to NRA Pep Rally
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Erica Lafferty is in a place she never thought she’d be: the National Rifle Association’s annual conference in Houston.
As the nation’s biggest gun lobby gathers inside a convention center to celebrate the defeat of a federal push to expand background checks, the 27-year-old Connecticut resident is at a park across the street. Protesters, some with wavering voices, are quietly reading the names of victims of gun violence, including the 26 killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14.