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Photos: See the March for Our Lives rallies across the country

By Nicole Werbeck
Published June 11, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT
Hundreds of rallies were planned today across the country to push for gun safety laws.
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Hundreds of rallies were planned today across the country to push for gun safety laws.

Thousands of protesters from across the country are marching through Washington, D.C. today for the second March For Our Lives.

The march comes in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX last month that killed 19 children and 2 teachers. Demonstrators are calling on lawmakers to pass stricter gun safety legislation.

Here are some scenes from the protest.

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Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Demonstrators attend a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.: After recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, a bipartisan group of Senators continue to negotiate a potential compromise deal on gun violence and gun safety legislation.
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Washington, D.C.: After recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, a bipartisan group of Senators continue to negotiate a potential compromise deal on gun violence and gun safety legislation.
The rally is a successor to the 2018 march organized by student protestors after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
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The rally is a successor to the 2018 march organized by student protestors after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
Demonstrators console each other after a counter-protester jumped a barricade in an attempt to disrupt a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence.
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Demonstrators console each other after a counter-protester jumped a barricade in an attempt to disrupt a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence.
Yolanda King speaks during March for Our Lives 2022. Yolanda King is the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and a young activist against gun violence. Yolanda has used her experience having lost her grandfather and great-grandmother to gun violence to advocate for gun safety legislation.
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Yolanda King speaks during March for Our Lives 2022. Yolanda King is the granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and a young activist against gun violence. Yolanda has used her experience having lost her grandfather and great-grandmother to gun violence to advocate for gun safety legislation.
Karin LaBanca comforts two survivors of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school after a man tried and failed to rush the stage during the second March for Our Lives rally.
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Karin LaBanca comforts two survivors of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school after a man tried and failed to rush the stage during the second March for Our Lives rally.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks during a March for Our Lives rally.
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Washington, D.C.: U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks during a March for Our Lives rally.
Washington, D.C.: People march at the March for Our Lives 2022 rally.
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Washington, D.C.: People march at the March for Our Lives 2022 rally.
New York City: New York Mayor Eric Adams and Attorney General Letitia James join people as they march across the Brooklyn Bridge to protest against gun violence in the March for Our Lives rally.
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New York City: New York Mayor Eric Adams and Attorney General Letitia James join people as they march across the Brooklyn Bridge to protest against gun violence in the March for Our Lives rally.

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