Carrying photos of the angelic 10-year-old victims, hundreds of protesters gathered outside Public School 212.
Their goal was to pressure lawmakers to respond to the latest round of violence with stricter gun legislation, CBS2's Ali Bauman reported.Texas gunman wasn't confronted by anyone before entering Robb Elementary School, police say
"We feel it's an important aspect of our group because you get a very strong visual sense of what it means to have 21 fewer people on the planet," said Kevin Hertzog, founder of the group Gays Against Guns, which was founded right after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, six years ago."It's important for people to get out there and protest and let their voices be heard because it's too easy for everything to be ignored," group member Jay W.
Some Brooklyn high school students said they joined the demonstrations because they want to feel safe at school.
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