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Edward Helmore in New York

‘We are destroying our future’: New Yorkers join gun reform protests

People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the March for Our Lives protest.
People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as part of the March for Our Lives protest. Photograph: Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock

Hundreds of people crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan on Saturday, in support of March for Our Lives. It was one of dozens of rallies across the US to protest political inertia on gun control.

The New York march kicked off at Cadman Park Plaza, where a huge memorial honors Brooklynites who served in the second world war. Some marchers said they felt they were in a war, to protect themselves and their families from gun violence.

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