Convention Largest For St. Louis, NRA

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ~ The National Rifle Association set a record for the biggest convention in St. Louis by attracting 64,562 attendees during its three-day gathering downtown, according to local convention officials. It also was the largest NRA convention in the association's history.

The NRA was aiming for 60,000 participants; restaurants and bars say downtown business boomed from the turnout. The convention marks the largest conference ever held in St. Louis, breaking the record set in 2005 by 52,700 Seventh-Day Adventists.

Image: Mike McCarville, Cam Edwards and Oklahoma friends on the convention floor

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