In Washington, D.C., thousands rallied under the cloudy sky to demand an end to the “slaughter,” according to a banner that read, “A child is worth more than your rifle,” “Enough is enough.”
Thousands of Americans took to the streets Saturday to demand better firearms control following the recent massacres, including one at a Texas school that rocked the United States.
In Washington, D.C., thousands rallied under the cloudy sky to demand an end to the “slaughter,” according to a banner that read, “A child is worth more than your rifle,” “Enough is enough.”
“I stand with them to reiterate my call to Congress: Do something,” US President Joe Biden wrote on Twitter in support of hundreds of protests across the country.
“The will of the American people is at odds with a minority,” said Washington resident Cynthia Martis, referring to the Republican Party, which opposes the reforms.
Her club had organized a demonstration at the same place nine years ago, after the bloodbath in Sandy Hook, which resulted in 26 deaths, including 20 children in 2012.
“We are here, almost 10 years later and almost nothing has happened,” said the 63-year-old American.
Near it were placed thousands of vases of white and orange flowers, representing an increase in violence in the country since 2020, a year in which 45,222 people were killed by gunfire, according to Giffords. .
