Thousands of protesters demand action on US gun violence

UNITED STATES - Thousands of people took to the streets in the United States on Saturday to push for action on the devastating gun violence plaguing the country, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked efforts to enact stricter firearms laws.

"Enough is enough" rang out repeatedly from the podium, with speakers including Parkland survivor X Gonzalez and Martin Luther King Jr's granddaughter Yolanda King. "We are here to demand justice," said Garnell Whitfield, whose 86-year-old mother was killed in the racially motivated supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York on May 14.Widespread outrage, little change

Ease of access to firearms, and mental health problems that can lead to them being used in attacks, have both been in the spotlight in the wake of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The massacre was carried out by a gunman who bought two assault rifles shortly after turning 18.

A cross-party group of senators has also been working on a narrow collection of controls that could develop into the first serious attempt at gun regulation reform in decades. But it does not include an assault weapons ban or universal background checks, meaning it will fall short of the expectations of President Joe Biden.

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Guns are not violent. They have no agency nor ability to function without being in the possession of a human with fingers and intent.

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