Spurred by Highland Park, other mass shootings, marchers press Congress for assault weapons ban

March Fourth, a group founded after last year’s Highland Park July 4 mass shooting, held a rally in Washington on Monday attended by more than 1,000 people from 25 states who want Congress to pass an assault weapons ban. (Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times)

WASHINGTON — A group pushing for an assault weapons ban, founded after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, brought activists here for the fourth time since the slaughter— plenty of angry moms pushing Congress on Monday to prevent civilians from buying military-style firearms.

“We hope to make sure that our voices are heard,” said Ivy Domont, 38, from Glencoe, the mother of two sons, ages 8 and 5 and a daughter, who is 3. She is a volunteer with the group March Fourth.