Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and in downtown L.A., in a renewed push for gun control after recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y.; Uvalde, Texas; and elsewhere.
Washington, D.C.
People comfort each other after a man charged the main stage at the March for Our Lives rally on the National Mall, near the Washington Monument.
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Attendees embrace after the incident.
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A member of the United States Park Police argues with a counter-protester.
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Demonstrators urge Congress to act on gun violence.
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Los Angeles
Protesters listen to speakers in downtown L.A.
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Siena Villegas, 8, and mom Katie Villegas listen to speakers.
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Protesters march downtown.
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