Austin, TX
March for Our Lives set to rally at Texas Capitol
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AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Saturday, a March For Our Lives rally was held on the Texas Capitol in Austin. The rally started at 10 a.m. on the south steps of the Capitol constructing.
Organizers for the occasion stated it was a rally and never a march.
Minimal impacts have been anticipated for site visitors within the space; nevertheless, drivers ought to nonetheless be conscious of pedestrians attending the occasion close to the Texas Capitol grounds and downtown Austin.
March For Our Lives Austin stated the rally’s goal was to demand motion from politicians to forestall gun violence.
“Audio system throughout backgrounds will share their private experiences with gun violence and its impacts and promote tangible motion steps that politicians and advocates can take to make sure that kids are protected in colleges and gun violence is lowered,” March For Our Lives Austin stated.
Organizers stated almost 1,000 advocates have been anticipated to attend the rally in assist of reforms that can forestall gun violence in Texas colleges and communities. You may register for the rally on the March For Our Lives web site.
Austin’s March For Our Lives rally was certainly one of many occurring over the weekend throughout the nation.
The rallies come throughout a time of renewed political exercise on weapons and a vital second for attainable motion in Congress.
Matthew McConaughey arrived on the White Home briefing room Tuesday to talk on gun laws, and he made private remarks concerning the violence in Uvalde — town he was born in.