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World
Thousands join US gun violence protests
By Agence France-Presse
Jun 13, 2022 12:07 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Thousands of people took to the streets in the United States on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to push for action on the devastating gun violence plaguing the country, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked efforts to enact stricter firearms laws.

Protesters of all ages streamed onto the National Mall in Washington, where activists placed more than 45,000 white vases holding flowers — one for each person killed by a firearm in the United States in 2020.

IMPLEMENT OF DEATH Demonstrators join the ‘March for Our Lives’ rally in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, June 11, 2022 (June 12 in Manila). Protesters are demonstrating across the US for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the country. AFP PHOTO

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