Protest in Port Towsend calls for end to gun violence | Letter to the editor

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Last Saturday, June 11, Port Townsend participated in the nationwide protest, March for Our Lives!

People of all ages gathered on Water Street downtown with and without signs. 

Participants held signs calling for “Gun Reform Now!”, “We Can End Gun Violence Together!”, “Not One More!” and “Enough!”

The group was calling to reimagine public safety, remember and support victims of gun violence. March for Our Lives calls for acknowledging this massive problem, for our government and communities to create laws and programs to monitor guns, ban assault weapons, and hold the gun industry accountable. It’s harder for a teenager to buy a can of beer than an illegal gun! 

It was a small but committed group who marched on Water Street calling for an end to the slaughter of children in schools, easy access to guns for suicide, mass shootings in malls and unnecessary gun violence.

Andrea Lawson
PORT TOWNSEND