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NRA Meets In Nashville As State Leaders Grapple Over Guns

On Friday, April 10, thousands of gun enthusiasts and second amendment advocates will descend on Nashville for the National Rifle Association's 2015 convention. They'll be joined by several Republican heavyweights, including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and Scott Walker.

One prominent figure won't be there: Governor Bill Haslam. He wasn't invited.

Haslam has a strained relationship with the NRA and gun rights advocates. And right now, he's waging a political battle with his own legislature over the extent of a bill that would forbid local communities from establishing their own rules about where guns can be carried.

In advance of the NRA convention, WUOT All Things Considered host Brandon Hollingsworth spoke with Nashville Public Radio statehouse correspondent Chas Sisk about the convention, Haslam's absence and the fight over gun rights in Tennessee.