The national meeting, which opened on Thursday and ends Sunday, is expected to draw upward of 70,000 people to the city on its first return to Pittsburgh since 2004. Last year's convention in Charlotte, N.C., attracted more than 72,000 attendees. There are 4 million registered NRA members in the United States, and 1 million of them live within a four hour drive of Pittsburgh, said spokeswoman Rachel Parsons.
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