Hundreds March In New York To Back Gun Control

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Demonstrators have marched from Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall in New York City to demand stricter gun control laws.

The protest was organised by groups partially funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a leading champion of firearms regulation.

Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge in a protest calling for tougher gun control laws in New York The campaigners held a similar march last year

Among the activists taking part were family members of some of those killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

140614 $$ Hundreds March In New York To Back Gun Control Actress Amanda Peet also spoke at the event

Erica Lafferty - whose mother Dawn Hochspring was the principal at Sandy Hook - addressed the activists.

Michelle Zarisis cries as she listens to a speech at City Hall during protest calling for tougher gun laws in New York A woman cries at the protest

Actress Amanda Peet also spoke at the event, which was led by several groups, Moms Demand Action, Everytown For Gun Safety and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 

Hundreds March In New York To Back Gun Control Organisers said people from 20 states took part

The protesters also invoked the rallying cry of a father whose son was among six people shot and knifed to death by 21-year-old Elliot Rodger in Santa Barbara, California, last month.

140614 $$ Hundreds March In New York To Back Gun Control The protesters held signs that said: "Not one more"

At a memorial for his son, Richard Martinez urged mourners to send a gun-control message to Washington by chanting "Not one more".

New York City Mayor Bloomberg examines a confiscated gun during a news conference on major firearms trafficking cases, in New York The event has been organised by groups which Mr Bloomberg bankrolls

Billionaire businessman Mr Bloomberg said in April he would pump $50m of his own money into a new initiative designed to counter the formidable influence of the National Rifle Association.


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