Placed inside the Clowes Auditorium (last) Wednesday at the Indianapolis Central Library downtown were 78 reserved seats.Ā Ā They represent the lives lost to gun violence so far this year.
Demonstrators took turns reading the names of thousands of children killed by gun violence as they protested outside the NRA Convention last weekend.
They demanded action on gun control, with some laying out in the grass to symbolize deaths caused by gun violence. They want the NRA to stop obstructing gun control legislation.
Indianapolis, like many cities across the nation, searches for answers to the persistent cycles of violence and disconnection plaguing our neighborhoods, especially our youth.
Politicians...
This story was originally published on Indiana Capital Chronicle.
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