March For Our Lives

Our local version of the March for Our Lives was a late-day vigil down in Westport. Based on the turnout and the apparent change in route, I’m guessing that the crowd was larger than they anticipated. Senator Richard Blumenthal was there and made two critical points – the only way to stop the NRA is to win at the ballot box and that gun laws are only as strong as the laws in the weakest state. The second point is a lesson that New England states and cities like Chicago know very well. Their strict gun laws mean nothing when guns can be bought legally in nearby states and then transported into and sold in those cities and states.  Here are a few photos from the event: