While the turnout was small, demonstrators left hopeful they could turn at least one November 2016 election toward gun control. The fledgling Gays Against Guns activist group made its Main Street, America debut on Monday. Tim Murphy, who helped organize the demonstration, said he hoped the group could bring “sassy brashness” to the fight for stricter gun control laws. Photograph: Amanda Holpuch/the GuardianRelated: Can the US break its cycle of gun control failure? Gays Against Guns came together after 49 people were killed and 53 injured at a LGBT nightclub in Orlando last month.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2016 19:52 UTC