GALLERY: Houstonians protest NRA Convention

A man attending the NRA convention stands in front of a group of protesters while smoking cigars. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A line of protesters with various signs in front of the NRA convention. A man carries a pole with a series of children sized shirts covered with fake blood on them. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

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A Vietnam veteran looks on at the stage at Discovery Green where David Hogg, gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting survivor is speaking. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

David Hogg speaks alongside a fellow gun control activist calling for a second March For our Lives. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

Sheila Jackson Lee, representative for Texas’s 18th congressional district, speaks on stage along various children holding signs calling for gun control. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo speaks on stage about the need for gun control legislation. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks on stage about his campaign. O’Rourke has long ran on a platform of responsible gun ownership. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A sign that reads “Stop regulating our bodies regulate our guns.” Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester holds up a Mexican flag with the words “Black Love Brown Pride” written on the flag. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A group of vans with screens on the side that periodically changed circled the George R Brown Convention Center. This truck currently reads “Gun Money” and “There was another shooting.” Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A group of protesters look at the stage from across a pond. They rest their sign against a cooler to prop it up. The sign reads “Abbott has blood on his hands.” Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester holds a sign that reads “ Not Right for America” with the letter N,R and A in red. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester and a NRA supporter argue as police and fellow protesters look on. This argument stemmed from a pro-gun sign being stolen from counter-protesters. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

Two protesters hold a large sign up that reads “The Big Steal” Our Children’s Lives” The sign has a large faded assault riffle painted behind the letters. Multiple people sat on hills on Discovery Green to be more visible with their signs. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester holds a sign that reads “My uterus is more regulated than your gun” as she records the various speakers at the protest. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

Three mounted Houston police officers in their horses. Various police officers were lined around the George R Brown Convention Center. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A sign held up by a protester with the words “ They were little kids” Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester walks through a crowd with a large sign that reads “NRA Kills Kids” A sign held up by a protester with the words “ They were little kids” Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A group of protesters hold up signs in protest to the George R Brown Convention Center. This hill sits directly in front of the large NRA Convention sign that covers the second and third floors. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.

A protester walks past a chain-link fence where signs have been placed for those that do not have one. Photograph by The Signal Managing Editor Cesar Cardenas.