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美国民众在白宫外呼吁实行枪支管制
Outside the White House, Gun-Control Activists Make a Subdued Call to Action
As twilight descended on Washington Friday afternoon, about 50 gun-control activists clustered on the pavement outside the White House for a candlelight vigil to urge action from the President after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school left 27 dead. There will be an appropriate time for chewing over national gun policy, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters earlier Friday, but I dont think today is that day. The activists disagreed. Many toted placards reading todayIStheday. Another hand-scrawled sign bore a fatalistic warning: Today: Sandy Hook. Tomorrow: ?
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