Pence faces backlash at NRA convention in Indiana.

Former US Vice President Mike Pence was booed at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as he tried to present himself as a more determined defender of gun rights than his one-time boss Donald Trump. Both Pence and Trump promised to defend Americans’ right to bear arms at all costs. The NRA’s most ardent members are meeting just days after mass shootings at a school in Nashville and a bank in Louisville that killed 11 people, including children. The conference is taking place at a key moment in the Republican presidential campaign, with Pence and other hopefuls deciding whether to jump into the 2024 race to challenge Trump for the nomination.