POLITICS-‘GUN BAN’ DEMOS: WORLD WIDE – Live: March for Our Lives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in March for Our Lives demonstrations around the world on Saturday to call for an end to gun violence. The protests were sparked by a string of deadly school shootings, including the massacre in Parkland, Fla., last month. Organizers say they expect nearly a million in Washington, D.C., alone. Yahoo News is covering the events live from the nation’s Capitol and several other locations. Watch a livestream in the video player above and follow the blog below for the latest updates.’

Dylan Stableford

LIVE

  • Kelli Grant

    3 minutes ago

    Kelli Grant

    Activists wear red robes and white bonnets based on “The Handmaid’s Tale” before the “March for Our Lives” rally in downtown Houston, Texas, on Saturday. (Loren Elliott/Reuters)

  • Dylan Stableford

    4 minutes ago

    Dylan Stableford

    “My sister doesn’t have a voice anymore because she was slaughtered in her classroom.”

    — Carlos Soto, whose sister, Victoria Soto, a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, was killed in the 2014 massacre in Newtown, Conn., speaks to CNN at the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C.

  • Kelli Grant

    12 minutes ago

    Kelli Grant

    American students and expats hold signs in a solidarity rally with “March For Our Lives” in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

  • Kelli Grant

    13 minutes ago

    Kelli Grant

    Protesters hold photos of victims of school shootings during a “March For Our Lives” demonstration demanding gun control in New York City. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

  • AMarch4OurLives

    RT @indvsblharlem: Today, our kids are leading the way. We at Indivisible Harlem say #NeverAgainhttps://t.co/MRswycrVAk

  • AMarch4OurLives

    RT @KimKardashian: So ready to March today! Landed in DC w North & Kanye. We stand in solidarity with the survivors of gun violence & stude…

  • AMarch4OurLives

    RT @longlivekcx: Today I march for my 17 angels. Today I document history. #MarchForOurLives https://t.co/39HbwSyrmc

  • Dylan Stableford

    21 minutes ago

    Dylan Stableford

    Students from the University of Central Florida hold their signs up to take photos in front of the White House before the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

  • Dylan Stableford

    15 minutes ago

    Dylan Stableford

    White House statement

    Lindsay Walters, the deputy press secretary, issued the following statement about today’s marches:
    “We applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their First Amendment rights today. Keeping our children safe is a top priority of the President’s, which is why he urged Congress to pass the Fix NICS and STOP School Violence Acts, and signed them into law. Additionally, on Friday, the Department of Justice issued the rule to ban bump stocks following through on the President’s commitment to ban devices that turn legal weapons into illegal machine guns.”
    President Trump, who is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., is currently at the Trump International golf course, per the traveling press pool. No word on whether he is playing golf.
  • Dylan Stableford

    35 minutes ago

    Dylan Stableford

    Demonstrators display signs at the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)

  • Kelli Grant

    42 minutes ago

    Kelli Grant

    Steven Rothman, left, and Dan Knorowski attend the “March for Our Lives” rally in support of gun control in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

  • Dylan Stableford

    47 minutes ago

    Dylan Stableford

    A demonstrator arrives at the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

  • View image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on Twitter

    Representatives from more than 75 local, regional, and federal agencies are already filling D.C.’s Emergency Operation Center to coordinate the security and logistical response for today’s

  • Christopher Wilson

    53 minutes ago

    Christopher Wilson

    The police presence outside Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. Present Trump is in Florida this weekend, our of town for the March.

YAHOO / All photographs, news, editorials, opinions, information, data, others have been taken from the Internet ..aseanews.net | [email protected] | For comments, Email to : Jared Pitt | [email protected] | Contributor

 

It's only fair to share...Share on FacebookShare on Google+Tweet about this on TwitterEmail this to someonePrint this page