The "grand event" of gun ownership in the United States under the shadow of gun violence was held as scheduled.

Xinhua News Agency, April 15, against the background of successive incidents of gun violence, the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association of the United States was held as scheduled in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and thousands of people attended the meeting. A number of gun-owning Republicans, including former US President Donald Trump and his running mate and former Vice President Mike Pence, were invited to speak at this year's three-day annual meeting.