Portland Protesters Say There Should Be Some Sort Of Law Against Shooting 27 People At A School

PORTLAND — More than 100 people braved the arrival of Portland’s first winter snow storm Sunday night to gather in solidarity with grieving families in Newtown, Conn., and in support of stiffer gun control laws. The organization Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence held a vigil in Monument Square on Sunday, one day after similar gatherings took place in Rockland and multiple other locations across the country. Friday morning’s horrific mass shooting in Newtown — where 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed 20 6- and 7-year-old children, seven adults and himself — has reinvigorated debate nationwide about gun control. (read more at Lewiston Sun Journal)

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