‘March for Our Lives’: How About Some Sensible Gun Laws? (Photo Essay)
Truthdig's Michael Nigro documents Saturday's March for Our Lives demonstration in Washington, D.C.
Read. Slam palm onto forehead. Take the shot. Signs warning that concealed weapons are prohibited during the March for Our Lives are affixed to streetlights along Pennsylvania Avenue. (Michael Nigro / Truthdig)
Photo Essay
A Cause With Many Rebels
The Washington, D.C., March for Our Lives, Saturday’s student-led rally to protest gun violence, was one of more than 830 “sister” demonstrations organized by students across the United States and around the world.
The rally was planned by survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., which left 14 students and three faculty members dead. It follows a nationwide student walkout earlier this month.
I documented the March for Our Lives demonstration for Truthdig.
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