Country Music Star Eric Church Blames NRA for Las Vegas Mass Shooting In a new interview, the singer places blame on the National Rifle Association and gun lobbyists for the mass shooting in Las Vegas last year. The October 2017 incident left 59 people dead in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Eric Church, via Rolling Stone Church was one of the headlining performers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when the shooting occurred. The singer goes on to say he is not a member of the NRA but considers himself "a Second Amendment guy."