Thousands gathered Saturday at the Washington Monument for a March for Our Lives rally to demand an end to gun violence.
President Joe Biden said Saturday that gun safety “has to become an election issue”, while praising Americans who are rallying for reform in Washington, D.C. in the wake of multiple mass shootings across the country. His remarks come after recent shootings in New York, California, Texas, and Oklahoma, among others, have left dozens of adults and children dead in the past several weeks. The frequency of gun violence in the country has reignited a national debate about gun control and safety, with Biden calling upon Congress to pass urgent reform measures. On Saturday, thousands of people gathered in D.C. and other cities across the nation to similarly demand action. The rally was organized by March for Our Lives, a student-led movement that was formed after 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018.
