This is not an anti-gun rally.
That’s what Lewiston’s March For Our Lives rally organizer, Amanda Gill, wants to make sure people know about Saturday’s event.
“I just want to start talking about how to take care of our kids,” Gill said.
The rally is one of two March For Our Lives events taking place Saturday in the region. The Lewiston rally will be at 10 a.m. at Brackenbury Square. In Moscow, a march will begin at 1 p.m. in Friendship Square and end in East City Park, where a rally will be held. Both events will feature speakers and provide an opportunity to register to vote.
The two events are being held in conjunction with the student-organized March For Our Lives demonstration taking place on the same day in Washington, D.C. Participants are asking that student lives and safety become a priority and that gun violence and mass shootings in schools be ended, according to the event website.
Lewiston’s rally will include parents, students and educators who will be speaking about issues related to safety, in particular, gun safety. Though Gill personally wants to see more thorough background checks and other “good gun laws” in place, the rally is intended to be informational and thought-provoking.
“If you don’t agree with me, that’s fine — but get involved. Go do something about it,” Gill said.
The Lewiston event is organized by Moms Demand Action, a national organization seeking common-sense gun control laws. The group formed after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in 2012. The local chapter was established Feb. 20 by Gill, a Lewiston resident and mother. Gill said that before the Florida school shooting, only one chapter existed in Idaho; now Lewiston’s is one of four.
Gill wanted to be part of positive change, but she had concerns about what it would mean to speak up in a conservative community with a high rate of gun ownership. People on social media can get “vicious,” she said — there’s already been plenty of name-calling and antagonistic comments about the event online. She also had concerns about her children bearing the brunt of any dislike that’s meant towards her.
“We don’t want to put a target on ourselves,” Gill said.
Just one month old, the group already has 130 members, who are part of a Facebook group. Because some group members may be hesitant about disclosing their involvement in the group, the group is currently kept as a secret group — it can’t be found in a search and can only be joined by invitation.
The group is designed to provide information to its members, including current legislation and congressional contact information. To request to join the group, email Gill at momslewiston@gmail.com.
IF YOU GO
WHAT: March For Our Lives March and Rallies
WHEN: Saturday
LEWISTON: Rally runs from 10 a.m. to noon at Brackenbury Square
MOSCOW: Meet in Friendship Square at 1 p.m., march to East City Park for rally at 1:30 p.m.
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Mike Dietz
PRO GUN PROTEST RALLY (MARCH FOR THEIR LIES)
24th 2:00 PM LEWISTON
Court House side walk at 2:00 PM
Spearheaded by the Second Amendment Defense Action Group. S.A.D.A.G.
https://www.facebook.com/SecondAmendmentDefenseActionGroup/
The Anti gunners are at it again over reaching and lying their way into gun control. Gun owners and anyone who supports our constitutional way of life must stand up and get into the streets like the opposition does. If we don’t they will win. If we stand their agenda will fail.
S.A.D.A.G. is calling on all gun owners and rights supporters across the nation to rally in their home towns. The time is now to stand.
BEFORE any gun control can progress certain things need to be done. The Conversation the left wants to have is always one sided, with no compromise and no thought to solutions unless they come back to gun control and infringement on the rights of the people.
1. Congressional investigative hearings into mass shooting and use of Crisis actors.
2. They need to clearly lay out what they will replace the Second Amendment with after they gut it.
3. They need to articulate the steps they will take in defense of citizens should at some future time the government start to oppress the citizenry (more then it already does) Or in the event of Foreign Invasion. Remember Nanking.
4. They need to prove that their gun control laws will do any better then the laws they ignore that
leads to the gun violence we see.
5. Submit to the idea of armed teachers who volunteer for it and armed guards around school Perimeters as solution before any further gun control can be considered.
Without such action on their behalf we need to stiffen our resolve. If they want our guns let them come take them. Bring your protest signs and all the friends of the Second Amendment you can.
More event organizer help is needed. If you can help make this a better event or your group wants to co host contact us on Facebook. This rally is planned for the same day March for our lives agitates for gun control in the Capital Washington D.C.