Hundreds turned up for the March for Our Lives (MFOL) rallies in Washington, D.C., and across the United States on Saturday.
In the nation’s capital, organizers with March for Our Lives estimated that 40,000 people assembled at the National Mall near the Washington Monument under occasional light rain. The gun safety group was founded by student survivors of the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school.
“It left me raw,” she said. “I can’t believe she’s going to be 11, and we’re still doing this.” Kay Klein, a 65-year-old teacher trainer from Fairfax, Virginia, who retired earlier this month, said Americans should vote out politicians who refuse to take action in November’s midterm elections, when control of Congress will be at stake.‘ABSOLUTELY ABSURD’
In recent weeks, a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators have vowed to hammer out a deal, though they have yet to reach an agreement. Their effort is focused on relatively modest changes, such as incentivizing states to pass “red flag” laws that allow authorities to keep guns from individuals deemed dangerous.
Among other policies, MFOL has called for an assault weapons ban, universal background checks for those trying to purchase guns and a national licensing system, which would register gun owners.
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