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The singer and songwriter announced that he’s dropping out from performing on the National Rifle Affiliation’s annual meeting this weekend in Houston, saying it could be “disrespectful and hurtful” to carry out days after 19 children and two adults had been killed in a mass capturing within the state.

McLean, who is best-known for his legendary 1971 people rock anthem “American Pie,” was scheduled to carry out Saturday night time throughout the NRA’s Grand Ole Night time of Freedom live performance. However these plans modified when a gunman, identified by police as Salvador Ramos, 18, entered Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Tex., and began firing on youngsters within the worst mass capturing at an American college in almost a decade.

“In mild of the current occasions in Texas, I've decided it will be disrespectful and hurtful for me to carry out for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” McLean, 76, said in a press release. “I’m positive all the oldsters planning to attend this occasion are shocked and sickened by these occasions as properly. After all, we are all Americans.”

McLean is amongst a couple of performers who’ve introduced they'll no longer carry out at this weekend’s convention. Nation and gospel singer Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart of the nation band Stressed Coronary heart additionally mentioned Thursday that they had been dropping out in response to the taking pictures at Robb Elementary College.

Gatlin mentioned he was also dropping out due to what he cited as the NRA’s “outdated and ill-thought-out positions relating to firearms” in the United States.

“My prayers and ideas go to all who're suffering, and I pray that the NRA will rethink some of its outdated and ill-thought-out positions concerning firearms in AMERICA,” he stated. “I’m a 2nd Modification man, however the 2nd amendment mustn't apply to everybody. It’s that easy.”