Tens of thousands are expected to come to the city for March for Our Lives, Pride and other events.
City officials said they are prepared to welcome the large crowds and maintain safety, but recommended residents and visitors travel by public transportation and be mindful of their surroundings.
“It’s going to be a busy weekend. We’re ready for it. … Let’s celebrate our D.C. values and have a lot of fun,” Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said, adding later: “We are prepared, and we don’t live in fear.” Police Chief Robert J. Contee III repeatedly discouraged visitors and event participants from bringing guns into the city, broadly acknowledging national incidents of gun violence.“Firearms have no place at these events,” Contee said during a Friday news conference. “We’re not going to tolerate foolishness.”
Over the next two weeks, tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on D.C. for a wide variety of causes. They will protest gun violence — and demonstrate in support of abortion rights and living wages. They will march in the Capital Pride Parade,honor Salvadoran culture in Mount Pleasant. They will
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