The march, planned by gun control activists and religious leaders, hits three weeks after The Covenant School shooting in Nashville.
Protesters on March 30, 2023, march toward the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger firearms laws.
On Monday, nearly 1,000 activists gathered for a"Moral Monday" march, with some carrying child-sized caskets to the steps of the state Capitol.Demonstrators in the march on Monday carried five child-sized caskets and one urn in remembrance of the six Covenant victims. According to
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