Watch: Gun reform rally at Lafayette Square

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Watch: Gun reform rally at Lafayette Square

An attendee holds up a sign participating in a rally to denounce hate and demand action after recent mass shootings at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, and in a nightlife district in Dayton, Ohio, outside of the White House on Tuesday August 6, 2019. Photo by (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

By Hope Howard

Posted August 6, 2019 at 9:02pm

On Tuesday, 14 civil rights and activist groups gathered in Lafayette Square to demand changes in gun laws. The protestors claimed that last week’s shootings were a direct result of Trump’s ideology.

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