Small Group of People March (poke holes in the air with their signs) in Washington for gun control
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Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, site of a mass school shooting that reignited the US gun violence debate, participated in a Washington march for gun control with activists, politicians and actors. Thousands of protesters were expected for the rally on Saturday on the National Mall, part of about a dozen across the United States in favour of gun control, organisers said in a statement. Demonstrators began gathering at the Capitol Reflecting Pool and marched to Constitution Avenue toward the Washington Monument at 11am. A rally took place near the monument just before noon. Molly Smith, artistic director of Washington's Arena Stage, and her partner who organised the march were motivated by the December 14 massacre that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Politicians from Maryland and the District of Columbia, including Washington Mayor Vincent Gray, were scheduled to speak. |
