Hundreds of thousands of people, many hold gun violence victims name and message, such as "no offensive weapons now sign," took part in the meeting last Saturday gun control, from the Capitol to the Washington Monument there.
Leading the crowd, protesters and "we are Sandy hook" sign, in the town on December campus shooting victims of salute, Connecticut dc mayor Vincent gray and other city officials and they go forward together. The crowd for at least two blocks along the constitution avenue.
Participants read the signs of gun control, "stop the NRA" and "Jesus will be how to package? "Among other news. Other signs is very simple, white, gun violence in the name of the victim.
Organizers say, about 100 people, including a gunman killed and a grade 6 students and teachers, from new town went to Washington.
Participants Baekey Carla from nearby state of Connecticut novak said, when she heard that her new town of photography, she immediately thought of her two young children. She said, she decided she must take action, that is why she went to Washington's parade.
"I think, in order to ensure that this won't happen in my child's school or any other school," Baekey said. "It just can't happen again."
Once the crowd to monument, speakers called for the ban on assault weapons and military style of large capacity ammunition and common gun sales background investigation.
Education secretary Arne Duncan (Arne Duncan) told the audience that is not about the second amendment gun rights, but the gun safety and save lives. He said he and President Obama will do all they can make gun control policy.
"This is an attempt to create a kind of atmosphere, make our children to grow up from fear," Duncan said. "The parade is a starting point, it is not a destination... we must take action, we must take action, we must take action."
Delaware, DC nonvoting representatives in congress said, Eleanor holmes NORTON gun hall can be stopped, the crowd shouted, "yes, we can do it."
"NORTON said:" we are guilty, if we now do nothing,
Agenbroad, 78, James Garrett park, Maryland, a handwritten sign board, the top write "abolish the second correction." He says this is the only way to prevent mass killing, because he thinks that the Supreme Court override any other restrictions on the gun.
"You can abolish it," he said. "We abolish banned."
Molly Smith, Washington's central stage art director, and her partner organization the parade. Organizers said, in addition to 100, from the city bus from New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia participants. Other flew to Seattle, San Francisco and Alaska, they said.
Although she had never organization political parade before, Smith said, she had to according to the changes in the law. The organizers to support Obama called for gun control measures. They also want congress, requirements for all buyers gun gun safety training.
"Drum roll, it's the holocaust and the consistency of the impact, it is always moving and devastating my things, and then, as if I'd like to," Smith said. "At this moment, I can not move. I can't move.
"I think this is because it is children, baby," she said. "I was shocked."
Connecticut after shooting, Smith has organized on Facebook. Gun control group of one million mother, Washington national cathedral and other church finally signed a joint sponsor parade. Smith said, the organisers have raised more than $50000 online payment equipment and cost, the bounce of the step by step.
The district of Columbia and Maryland area Congressman rebound of the population, with marian Wright Ed mann of the children's defense fund and colin Goddard, the Virginia tech massacre survivors.
Goddard said he shot four times, at Virginia tech to fight on gun control motivation, because what happened to him constantly what happened - nothing is done to stop it.
"We are americans," he said, drawing big cheers. "We overcome difficulties, when we realize that we have better."
Smith says she supports comprehensive understanding of psychological health and violent video games and movies. But she said, at Virginia tech and Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut, all of the massacre began gun.
"She said," the problem is the gun. The second amendment gives us the right to own a gun, but it does not have any gun rights. He said: "these offensive weapons, kill people."



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