Photos show kids as young as 6 handling guns at the NRA’s annual meeting. Gun violence is the leading cause of death among children.

A child tries out a gun during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention.
Firearms are the leading cause of death in children, surpassing car accidents and cancer.
The NRA held its annual meeting in Indianapolis, which was “free for all NRA members and their families!”
Photos from the meeting showed children as young as six years old handling deactivated weapons.
The NRA held its annual meeting in Indiana this weekend.Children look at handguns at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis on April 15.

Families were welcome at the 2023 annual meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA), which began April 14 in Indianapolis.

“Make plans now to join fellow Second Amendment patriots for a freedom-filled weekend for the entire family!” the NRA website said.

NRA policies require the guns to be “rendered incapable of being fired.”A family checks out guns at the NRA annual convention.

All firearms at the exhibit had to be “deactivated by removal of…

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This article was written by Katie Balevic and originally published on www.businessinsider.com