PARIS — Calls for greater gun control in the U.S. came from across the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday as demonstrators near the Eiffel Tower demanded that U.S. politicians “protect children, not guns!”The protesters in Paris included American and French demonstrators, families and students. “It’s important for Americans even overseas to make sure that Washington knows that we’re not pleased with the gun control reform and we want more,” said Caitlin Waters, co-organizer of the March For Our Lives Paris gathering. The march was one of hundreds taking place across the U.S. and the world to urge U.S. lawmakers to pass stricter gun safety legislation after deadly school shootings. Investigators are trying to determine how the gunman got his weapon, since French gun laws are much stricter than those in the U.S. Hundreds of people backing tighter U.S. gun controls also rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in London in support of the March for Our Lives movement.

Source: National Post March 24, 2018 16:57 UTC