DENVER (AP) - The Latest on gun control demonstrations in Colorado (all times local):
5:50 p.m.
Thousands of people of all ages demonstrated in support of gun control in Denver and around Colorado Saturday.
People packed into Civic Center Park near the state Capitol to listen to relatives of people killed in the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, including gun control advocate Tom Mauser, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Maddie King before spilling out onto the streets of downtown carrying signs like “The Second Amendment Needs Amending” and “Prayers are Not Enough”. The crowd included students, including a contingent from Columbine, parents pushing strollers and several hundred Montessori teachers and administrators holding their convention in Denver.
Demonstrations were also held in Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Basalt and Colorado Springs, where U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, delivered the closing remarks.
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3:35 p.m.
Thousands of people are marching through Denver in support of gun control in one of hundreds of demonstrations across the nation.
Students and their supporters, including a contingent from Columbine High School, packed into Civic Center Park near the state Capitol for a rally Saturday before spilling out onto streets through downtown. They held signs like “The Second Amendment Needs Amending” and “Prayers are Not Enough”.
Demonstrations were also held elsewhere around Colorado, including Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Basalt.
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8:40 a.m.
Colorado students and their supporters are rallying for gun control at home in support of those demonstrating in Washington.
Thousands of people are expected to attend Denver’s demonstration Saturday, which will start with a rally in Civic Center Park at 2 p.m. Two relatives of people killed in the Columbine High School shooting, gun control advocate Tom Mauser and Coni Sanders, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Maddie King will be among those talking to the crowd before they march through downtown.
Events are also planned in Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, where U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is set to deliver closing remarks.
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