GUN PROTEST ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE DRAWS THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS of demonstrators have marched across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge in a protest against gun violence.

A student-led group called Youth Over Guns organised Saturday’s protest. The group formed after the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February. The protesters marched across the bridge and then rallied in lower Manhattan. Most wore orange to show their support for gun violence awareness. Aalayah Eastmond, a survivor of the shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, addressed the crowd. Actresses Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon were also there.

The march was one of several taking place around the country to protest gun violence

Picture: AP Demonstrators chant slogans during a march and rally against gun violence, organised by student group Youth Over Guns, in New York.