The NRA gathering is taking place in a sprawling convention center a block from CNN and a short distance from Centennial Olympic Park, where a bomb exploded during the 1996 Summer Olympics. There weren't restrictions in other parts of the convention center, and after the president's departure, attendees can again arm themselves. To the scores of gun-rights protesters gathered outside the convention hall, the ban on guns inside seemed ironic — and underscored their concerns that guns make society unsafe. Peek said she decided to join Friday's protest largely because she opposes an NRA-backed bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on college campuses; Georgia Gov.
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