Pro-2nd Amendment Enthusiasts Respond to Gun Control March With Their Own Movement By Becky Loggia
March 24, 2018 at 1:12pm
As the March for Our Lives protest continues throughout the nation, a number of counterprotests have popped up to advocate for the Second Amendment.
As the Washington Post reported, on Saturday a group against gun-control laws were staked out before the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., where protesters were prompted to come by messages from the National Rifle Association’s Facebook page.
Though the counterprotesters have expressed opposing beliefs regarding Second Amendment rights, many admitted things have been civil so far.
“People are mostly civil,” said gun-rights advocate Colin Valentine. “We are out here to express opposing views.”
Signs from the counterprotesters ranged from “Keep your hands off my guns” to “If the Govt can have tanks, I can have my AR 15.”
Some, such as Army veteran Brandon Howard, argued that rather than strict gun-laws that possibly infringe on citizens’ rights, the rule of trained teachers carrying firearms to protect their students should be implemented.
“They need teachers who, on a voluntary basis, have been trained in the use of a firearm, if they do so choose, carry it concealed in the classroom every day,” Howard said.
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