Hundreds of thousands march across U.S. cities for stricter gun control

Record ID: 1109461

  • Title: Hundreds of thousands march across U.S. cities for stricter gun control
  • Date: 25th March 2018
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 24, 2018) (REUTERS - Broadcasters: NONE Digital: NONE) WIDE OF PERFORMER DEMI LOVATO WALKING ON STAGE CROWD LISTENING PEOPLE IN THE CROWD HOLDING SIGNS, ONE SIGN READING (English): "AND WHEN OUR CHILDREN TELL THEIR STORY" (SOUNDBITE) (English) PARKLAND STUDENT, EMMA GONZALEZ, SAYING: "We would not be here without you. There is no way
  • Embargoed: 8th April 2018 08:08
  • Keywords: March For Our Lives gun control gun measures Parkland shooting Parkland Florida massacre gun violence NRA
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, UNITED STATES
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00188HLSG7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hundreds of thousands of young Americans and their supporters answered a call to action from survivors of last month's Florida high school massacre and rallied across the country on Saturday (March 24) to demand tighter gun laws.
    Protests were held in major U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, among others.
    Demonstrators in Saturday's March For Our Lives rallies called on lawmakers and U.S. President Donald Trump to confront the issue. Voter registration activists fanned out in the crowds, signing up thousands of the nation's newest voters.
    The massive demonstrations aimed to break legislative gridlock that has long stymied efforts to increase restrictions on firearms sales in a nation where mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida have become frighteningly common.
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