Where is nra convention

The event had been scheduled to run from Sept. Brown Convention Center in Houston. But the beleaguered organization said in a statement it had decided to indefinitely postpone the annual meeting "after analyzing relevant data regarding COVID in Harris County, Texas," which encompasses the city of Houston.

Texas, like much of the United States, has seen COVID infections, hospitalizations and deaths climb sharply in recent weeks as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spread swiftly through the population, especially among the unvaccinated. Brown Convention Center from Sept. The NRA annual meeting typically brings in tens of thousands of attendees from across the nation. More than 70, people were estimated to have attended the meetings. Amazon Web Services, Inc. Brown Convention Center on Sept.

Some conferences have tried to press on. The Offshore Technology Conference ended up with just a fraction of the usual attendance earlier this month, partly because of travel restrictions on international travel due to COVID Houston, like other Texas cities and communities , has seen a jump in COVID cases and hospitalizations due to the highly contagious delta variant.

Hospitals in the Houston area and around the state have continued to fill up with COVID patients, with ambulances sometimes waiting hours to offload patients as beds have become scarce. We are mindful that NRA Annual Meeting patrons will return home to family, friends and co-workers from all over the country, so any impacts from the virus could have broader implications. The NRA had announced in January it had filed for bankruptcy protection and would change its state of incorporation from New York to gun-friendly Texas.