The vigil had a slapdash feel; it was assembled on the fly earlier Friday by a coalition of anti-gun advocates already in Washington for meetings. Preachers, professional activists and sympathetic passers-by offered prayers for the President, testified to how gun violence had impacted their lives, or simply joined in chants of We Shall Overcome.
Many praised the tone of Obamas tearful call for meaningful action earlier Friday, during brief remarks delivered in the White House briefing room named for a shooting victim. But they said the sentiments alone were insufficient. Its not enough, Mr. President, said Toby Hoover, the the executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. Its just not enough. Leroy Duncan, an activist from Minnesota, spoke movingly of the 86 Americans who die of gun violence each day. These people need heroes, he said. President Obama, you can be that hero.
It just wasnt clear how. Amid the recent spate of mass shootings that have wracked the U.S., even many lawmakers who believe in gun-control have been glum about the prospects of imposing even the most modest curbs on guns. For all their rallying cries, most of the activists were vague when it came to policy prescriptions. Some even echoed Carneys statement that the day of a massacre wasnt the right time to delve into details. Others who named specific ideas from better mental health care to restrictions on assault weapons or high-capacity magazines said they had little faith that a Congress that has seemingly bowed to the force of the gun-rights lobby would find the courage to act now. I have no confidence that anything is going to be done, says Jerald Lentini, a writer and lawyer from Silver Spring, Md. Its a matter of political will, and I really dont see it.
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