Reston-Herndon Group Plans Protest at NRA Friday
Reston-Herndon Committee Against Gun Violence formed in response to Newtown shootings.
A group of Reston-area residents is joining together to oppose gun violence. The newly formed Reston-Herndon Committee Against Gun Violence will protest at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Fairfax headquarters of the National Rifle Association, 11250 Waples Mills Rd. "The committee was formed in response to the dreadful violence in Newtown, Ct., and in support of President Obama's commitment to reduce the mass murders associated with gun violence," says co-founder Joanna Simon. "I have grandchildren the age of the children in Newtown," Simon said. "I have always been against gun violence, but this really hit home." The group plans to dress in black and carry signs that deliver facts about the terrible toll gun violence has taken in this country, …
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Don Joy
8:50 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
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