Hundreds March Across New York Bridge for Stricter Gun Laws
Source: Associated Press
By JULIE WALKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK May 7, 2016, 6:10 PM ET
Hundreds of people carrying photos of loved ones killed by gun violence marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday to rally for stricter gun laws and chanted demands for action.
The fourth annual march, held on the eve of Mother's Day, was organized by the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
"We are going to stand up and fight until our last breath because if we lose our children we have nothing left to lose," said the group's founder, Shannon Watts.
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The marchers, who went from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn to City Hall in lower Manhattan, said they wanted stricter background checks for gun purchases and a ban on assault rifles.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hundreds-march-york-bridge-stricter-gun-laws-38957490
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(2,329 posts)billh58
(6,655 posts)you are in the wrong Group. The Gungeon is down the hall, and to the Right.
Press Virginia
(2,329 posts)what they're demanding
billh58
(6,655 posts)intrude where you're not wanted, don't you?
Press Virginia
(2,329 posts)existing gun law in NY?
The SAFE act already expanded background checks for all sales, except between family members, requires registration and even requires background checks on ammunition sales.
billh58
(6,655 posts)and yuck it up with your right-wing buddies, Bubba.
Press Virginia
(2,329 posts)and sale of assault weapons while requiring the registration of those weapons possessed prior to the passage of the law?
billh58
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