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Eugene

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Sat May 7, 2016, 06:52 PM May 2016

Hundreds March Across New York Bridge for Stricter Gun Laws

Source: Associated Press

Hundreds March Across New York Bridge for Stricter Gun Laws

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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Hundreds March Across New York Bridge for Stricter Gun Laws (Original Post) Eugene May 2016 OP
They should be calling for stricter "no shooting people laws" Press Virginia May 2016 #1
I believe that billh58 May 2016 #2
I should point out the SAFE Act already does Press Virginia May 2016 #3
You gunners always billh58 May 2016 #4
By intrude do you mean informing you of the Press Virginia May 2016 #5
Go back to the Gungeon billh58 May 2016 #6
Can I point out the SAFE Act also bans the possession Press Virginia May 2016 #7
Good n /t billh58 May 2016 #8
 

Press Virginia

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5. By intrude do you mean informing you of the
Sat May 7, 2016, 07:47 PM
May 2016

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.

 

Press Virginia

(2,329 posts)
7. Can I point out the SAFE Act also bans the possession
Sat May 7, 2016, 07:50 PM
May 2016

and sale of assault weapons while requiring the registration of those weapons possessed prior to the passage of the law?

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