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malaise

(269,054 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 09:44 PM Jan 2013

Was there any coverage of the thousands who marched for gun control in DC today

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10630760
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Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.

Leading the crowd were marchers with "We Are Sandy Hook" signs, paying tribute to victims of the December school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Washington Mayor Vincent Gray and other city officials marched alongside them. The crowd stretched for at least two blocks along Constitution Avenue.

Participants held signs reading "Gun Control Now," ''Stop NRA" and "What Would Jesus Pack?" among other messages. Other signs were simple and white, with the names of victims of gun violence.

About 100 residents from Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six teachers, traveled to Washington together, organizers said.
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Was there any coverage of the thousands who marched for gun control in DC today (Original Post) malaise Jan 2013 OP
But I bet there was lots of coverage of all the anti-choice rallies. ananda Jan 2013 #1
Second Story on NBC News NWHarkness Jan 2013 #2
Thanks all malaise Jan 2013 #9
Teabaggers are more fun to cover tavernier Jan 2013 #12
Additional article below Tx4obama Jan 2013 #3
Top of the Page on ABC News.com and NBC News.com - NADA on CBS and CNN /eom dballance Jan 2013 #4
here's a CNN article farminator3000 Jan 2013 #5
Was on Local news station tonight WKRC Cincinnati n/t JesterCS Jan 2013 #6
Yes. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #7
The link below has lots of PHOTOS Tx4obama Jan 2013 #8
I think we were watching CBS news tonight, which covered it. n/t Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #10
Thanks sis malaise Jan 2013 #11
This was at the top of the local news last night. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #13
Nice malaise Jan 2013 #14
It was in my morning paper. MineralMan Jan 2013 #15
It was on the front page of the Metro section of my Sunday Washington Post. 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #16

malaise

(269,054 posts)
9. Thanks all
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 06:01 AM
Jan 2013

I meant TV coverage and it looks like they got some.
Funny that they carried the teabagger early rallies live.

tavernier

(12,392 posts)
12. Teabaggers are more fun to cover
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 08:03 AM
Jan 2013

Clown car, misspelled signs, Nugent, Palin, etc. It's a traveling comedy show!

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
13. This was at the top of the local news last night.
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 08:20 AM
Jan 2013

There was a rally locally. Not sure how many people showed up. The news then followed with a story about how GroupOn will no longer offer discounts to shooting ranges (at least here), and how the pro-gun people see this as just one more infringement on their second amendment rights.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
16. It was on the front page of the Metro section of my Sunday Washington Post.
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 10:58 AM
Jan 2013

Below the fold, the story continues on the back page with a fairly large picture.

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