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NRA Forced to Cancel Concert as Lee Greenwood Joins Mass Exodus
The National Rifle Association has been forced to cancel its “Grand Ole Night of Freedom” concert after the event became free of talent. Mr. “God Bless the USA” himself, fervent Trump supporter Lee Greenwood, has joined a mass exodus of musicians trying to distance themselves from the NRA in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. As Greenwood explained on Fox and Friends (via The Daily Beast), he felt that performing at the concert would be an endorsement of the AR-15, which was used to murder 19 children and two teachers. “For me to go and play at the NRA just days after the shooting would be an endorsement, and people would then deem that as [me saying] ‘I like this weapon.’ Obviously, that weapon killed kids. I just couldn’t go.” He becomes the latest ar...
As Lee Greenwood & T. Graham Brown Back Out, NRA Concert Headed for Cancellation: Sources
Country singers Lee Greenwood and T. Graham Brown, as well as SiriusXM Y2Kountry host Danielle Peck, have all pulled out of the National Rifle Association’s Memorial Day weekend concert in Houston, while a source tells Billboard that the NRA is expected to announce the concert’s cancellation on Friday. At press time, the only artist still slated to perform at the concert is singer Jacob Bryant. Greenwood, Brown and Peck join “American Pie” singer Don McLean, Larry Stewart and Larry Gatlin in opting not to appear at the “Grand Ole Night of Freedom” show slated to take place on Saturday (May 28) in the aftermath of Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in which a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. The NRA did not immediately respond to Billboard‘s request...
Twitter Blasts NRA & Others In Wake Of Uvalde Shooting Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: ALLISON DINNER / Getty The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children dead is still sending shockwaves of outrage throughout the nation. As typical of these tragedies, the NRA found itself trending and many on Twitter are blasting the association. The NRA Endures More Criticism The victims of the Uvalde shooting had their names published in several news outlets, cementing the tragedy. We learned through the various reports that the lone gunman attended Uvalde High School, and purchased two assault rifles just after turning 18. Much like the Buffalo Tops shooter, the gunman faced little resistance in obtaining high-powered weaponry. In both cases, nothing ahead of the purchases alerted the retailers who sold the weapons. The NRA, which st...
