UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association:
11:50 a.m.
Vice President Mike Pence says that under the Trump administration, "no one is taking your guns."
The line got a rousing applause from the National Rifle Association in Indianapolis, where Pence was introducing President Donald Trump at the gun lobby's annual convention.
Pence, a former Indiana governor, told the crowd, "Under this president and this vice president no one is taking your guns."
Trump is speaking to the convention for the third year in a row.
The NRA's convention comes as longtime observers say the group is at its weakest moment in memory, due to serious infighting, financial issues and shifting public sentiment after a series of mass shootings.
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11:25 a.m.
President Donald Trump has landed in Indianapolis, where he'll be headlining the National Rifle Association's annual convention for the third year in a row.
Trump is addressing members of the gun rights group the same day he is expected to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh AH'-bay) to the White House in Washington.
The NRA's convention comes as longtime observers say the group is at its weakest moment in memory, due to serious infighting, financial issues and shifting public sentiment after a series of mass shootings.
Greeting the 45th president at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday were people in red "Make American Great Again" hats and a round of country music.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest gun rights organization played a pivotal role in President Donald Trump's victory in 2016.