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Thousands Rally Outside U.S. Capitol For Gun Control

by Nick R. Martin

01.26.13 | 9:47 am

Thousands of people rallied for gun control on Saturday outside the U.S. Capitol, according to the Associated Press. About 100 residents of Newtown, Conn., where a gunman massacred 26 people at an elementary school in December, were expected to attend.

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Nick R. Martin Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com