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The following letter is being mailed by the NRA to its members in
Colorado.
National Rifle Association of America Dear NRA Member: We are writing to ask for your patience, your prayers, and your presence. We had long looked forward to the 1999 Denver meeting and exhibitions as a time to conduct necessary NRA business, enjoy your fellowship, express our unity and celebrate our precious freedoms. But the tragedy in Littleton last Tuesday calls upon us to take steps, along with dozens of other planned public events, to modify our schedule to show our profound sympathy and respect for the families and communities in the Denver area in their time of great loss. For that reason, we have canceled the Exhibit Hall Exposition and all other seminars, luncheons and festive ceremonies normally associated with our annual gathering. Instead, we will only conduct the Annual Meeting of Members at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, in the Colorado Convention Center, as required by New York not-for-profit statutes which govern our Bylaws. Saturday night's member's Reception with Oklahoma Representative J. C. Watts will also remain scheduled. Our spirits must endure this terrible suffering together, and so must the freedoms that bring us together. We must stand in somber but unshakable unity, even in this time of anguish. That's why we need you, more than ever, to attend this gathering. Each of us, Charlton Heston and Wayne LaPierre, will make a major address on the crisis all Americans now face, and we will do all we can to help your voice be heard. In light of these changes, we ask you to give us your patience, to give the families of Littleton your prayers, and to give freedom your presence at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, May 1. Sincerely,
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