Don McLean has canceled his upcoming performance at this year’s NRA convention after Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas: “I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week.”
The singer-songwriter and guitarist announced on Thursday that he will no longer be performing at the event scheduled for this weekend in Houston.
“In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” the “American Pie” singer said in a statement provided to The Times. “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.”The Texas school shooting victims were athletes, artists, dancers and kids with big dreams. Most were under the age of 11.
A gunman killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School this week in the deadliest school shooting in the United States“I share the sorrow for this terrible, cruel loss with the rest of the nation,” McLean said.“Although an investigation is underway and facts are still emerging, we recognize this was the act of a lone, deranged criminal,” the NRA said in a statement posted on.
The three-day event will feature guest appearances from former President Trump and politicians including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz.
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