NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have marched across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge in a protest against gun violence.
A student-led group called Youth Over Guns organized Saturday’s protest. The group formed after the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February.
The protesters marched across the bridge and then rallied in lower Manhattan. Most wore orange to show their support for gun violence awareness.
Aalayah Eastmond, a survivor of the shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, addressed the crowd. Actresses Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon also were in attendance.
The march was one of several taking place around the country to protest gun violence and urge lawmakers to pass gun restrictions.
Bravo to these protesters!
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
Protesting guns in a city and state with some of the toughest gun laws in the country… ?
It’s hilarious that the NRA upset over these kids wearing blaze orange, the color their members wear to stay safe in situations where people are shooting. “That’s OUR color, dammit!” No, NRA it’s the color you should wear to be safe where guns are being carried and fired. That’s now pretty much everywhere, thanks to you guys. So, not your color, and “gun safety” really is also not your thing. Not any more.