On the two-month anniversary of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown that claimed the lives of 26 people, approximately 5,500 gathered on the steps of the state Capitol in Hartford Thursday to advocate for changes to Connecticut’s gun laws.
The event, known as the March for Change, was organized by CT Against Gun Violence and included remarks by politicians, musicians, faith leaders, gun violence survivors and family members of people whose lives were cut short by gun violence, including several from the Sandy Hook shootings.
People came from all over Connecticut to be heard and express their views on the controversial subject of gun control, but Patch wanted to know the answer to one simple question:
What brought you here today?
