Country singer joins host of performers dropping out of NRA convention following Texas school shooting
wonderwall.comTuesday's massacre at Robb Elementary School."It is not a perfect world and the 'if only crowd's' policies will never make it one.
I am a 'what if guy' and I can't help but ask the question, 'What if the teachers had been proficient in the use of firearms and had, in fact been armed this week?
My answer is that there would not be 21 freshly dug graves for 21 of GOD's precious children," he said.Larry, who has performed at past NRA conventions, is one of several performers choosing to bow out of the "NRA Grand Ole Night of Freedom."On May 25, Don McLean opted out, saying it would be "disrespectful and hurtful" for him to perform. "I'm sure all the folks planning to attend this event are shocked and sickened by these events as well.
After all, we are all Americans," he said in a statement. "I share the sorrow for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation."After Larry's cancelation, Restless Heart frontman Larry Stewart and country artist Danielle Peck both said they, too, would not perform at the convention in the wake of the tragedy.Ice-T and his wife's parenting skills are being questioned again, but they're asking critics to have a little bit of perspective.Over the weekend, Coco Austin shared several family pictures from a Bahamian vacation, and the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Chanel, appeared in a stroller in one of the images, which were posted to Twitter and Instagram.
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