The morning after 20 children and six adults were gunned down at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., Fairfax County mother Klara Bilgin drove to the nearby headquarters of the National Rifle Association. There, she stood in the cold with her husband and two sons, ages 4 and 5.
“We didn’t know what to do with ourselves,” she said. “So we came here.”
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The next day, they returned and found others had joined them. And over the past year, it has become a monthly tradition to protest gun violence in front of the mirrored blue windows of the NRA.
On Saturday, the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a small crowd stood in the cold holding signs and small T-shirts with the names and ages of victims.
Across the country, the date was observed with simple memorials and private prayers. Many preferred not to link the deaths to political issues.
NRA spokesmen did not respond to requests for comment Saturday. But Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, objected to the protest when asked about it. “I think it’s unfortunate they’re doing that,” he said.
“Let the people mourn, a year later, the loss of their children, without making a big political thing of it,” he said. “Newtown was about mental health, not about guns. .
“We didn’t know what to do with ourselves,” she said. “So we came here.”
Kim Jong-un’s uncle executed, Nelson Mandela lies in state, Syrian refugees, sea walnut jellyfish and more.
The next day, they returned and found others had joined them. And over the past year, it has become a monthly tradition to protest gun violence in front of the mirrored blue windows of the NRA.
On Saturday, the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a small crowd stood in the cold holding signs and small T-shirts with the names and ages of victims.
Across the country, the date was observed with simple memorials and private prayers. Many preferred not to link the deaths to political issues.
NRA spokesmen did not respond to requests for comment Saturday. But Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, objected to the protest when asked about it. “I think it’s unfortunate they’re doing that,” he said.
“Let the people mourn, a year later, the loss of their children, without making a big political thing of it,” he said. “Newtown was about mental health, not about guns. .