National Gun Violence Awareness Day Rally at Courthouse (PHOTO GALLERY)

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Paxton Suggs, an English teacher at Bloomington High School North, addresses the crowd at Friday’s National Gun Violence Awareness Day event outside the Monroe County Courthouse. Photo by Rodney Margison

Around 150 people listened to speakers and participated in activities at a National Gun Violence Awareness Day rally held Friday afternoon, June 1, outside the Monroe County Courthouse.

The event was held as part of the Wear Orange movement and organized by Bloomington Moms Demand Action, the local chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.


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