Lee Greenwood, gunmaker Daniel Defense, Gov. Greg Abbott cancel NRA appearances after Uvalde shooting

People attending this weekend's National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston began picking up their badges on Thursday. The NRA is "gearing up to 'reflect on' — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas," about 275 miles west of Houston, The Associated Press reports. But some headliners and vendors have bowed out.

Conservative country singer Lee Greenwood on Thursday night joined the exodus of musicians from Saturday's "NRA Grade Ole Night of Freedom" concert, following Don McLean, Larry Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers, Restless Heart's Larry Stewart, T. Graham Brown, and Danielle Peck. The only performer who hadn't canceled, Variety reports, is Jacob Bryant.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.