Thousands Rally Outside the NRA Convention in Houston Calling For An End to Gun Violence

Thousands of people gathered in the blistering heat at Discovery Green Friday in support of the “A Rally Against Gun Violence” taking place across the street from the NRA convention being held at George Brown Convention Center in Houston. Protesters, advocacy groups, local, state, and national figures including U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and candidate for Texas governor Beto O’Rourke were among those rallying for gun law reform in response to Uvalde massacre and other mass shootings across the country. The rally was hosted by advocacy groups including Moms Demand Action, March for Our Lives, Texas American Federation of Teachers, Houston Federation of Teachers, Black Lives Matter Houston, Indivisible Houston, FIEL Houston, and the Harris County Democratic Party. {Photos by Violeta Alvarez

A Rally Against Gun Violence took place across the street from the NRA convention in Houston.
Elementary student holding a photo of Jacklyn Cazares who died from the mass shooting in Uvalde.
Protester across the street from the NRA convention.
A representative from advocacy group FIEL Houston made his feelings loud and clear.
Jon Rosenthal State Representative for District 135 .
Protesters across the street from the NRA convention at George R. Brown Convention Center.
A Rally Against Gun Violence at Discovery Green.
Protesters being interviewed by media.
Beto supporters and protesters at A Rally Against Gun Violence at Discovery Green.
Scene from Discovery Green across the street from the NRA convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Dozens of police officers mounted on horses in front of the NRA convention as the rally against gun violence continued.
Mounted police officers were on hand.
Protesters across the street from the NRA convention.
Protesters across the street from the NRA convention.
Protesters across the street from the NRA convention.
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Protester across the street from the NRA convention.
The protesters spanned all age groups.
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Scene from the protest across the street from the NRA convention at the George R. Brown Center.
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Security
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NRA convention goers leaving the George R. Brown Center.
NRA convention goers
NRA convention goers
Student protester.
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One person’s equation
Sign language
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Calling for political action
The Rojas family came out to theRally Against Gun Violence.
Accountability?
Ashton P. Woods, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Houston on stage.
FIEL Houston showed up
Representatives of the Harris County Democratic Party were part of the rally against gun violence.
Students on stage remembering the children killed at Robb Elementary by gun violence.
Students and parents on stage calling for an end to gun violence.
David Hogg, a Parkland mass shooting survivor and civic activist, spoke at the rally.
A mother who lost her son Harrison Jason Schmidt in 2019 spoke at the rally.
Students on stage.
U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee spoke at the rally.
Rochelle Garza, who is running for Texas Attorney General, addressed the protesters.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo spoke also.
Students and Shelia Jackson Lee got together at the rally.
Thousands turned out.
Becky Pringle, President of the NEA of Texas addressed the crowd.
Beto O’Rourke, who is running for Texas Governor, came onstage as supports chanted “Beto!”
Ashton P. Woods co-founder of Black Lives Matter Houston and Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on stage.
The crowd that rallied against gun violence clearly wants change.