John, left, and Joe Windle, of Baltimore, watch on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017.

John, left, and Joe Windle, of Baltimore, watch on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017.

The National Rifle Association held its annual meeting in Atlanta over the weekend. President Donald Trump headlined the event with a speech. Senior producer Emily Cureton was in the crowd, and she brings us this audio postcard.

NRA members sound off.*

*In this story a woman named Penny says she is getting a gun because, "crime is steadily on the rise." In fact, violent crime in the United States fell about 16.5 percent between 1996 and 2015. That's according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 
 

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