The protests were organized by members of the Women’s March in response to a controversial video released by the NRA that organizers say suggests a call to arms against communities of color and progressives.
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Organizers of Saturday’s protest claim the controversial video is a call to arms against communities of color, progressives and opponents of President Donald Trump.
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Tamika Mallory, co-president of the Women’s March (center), called on the NRA to “take down your dangerous and hate filled video insinuating violence against us.”
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Organizers hoped to get a controversial video posted by the NRA removed, however the NRA has stated it will not remove the video in question. .
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The controversial video posted by the NRA specifically criticized protests that took place in D.C. on Inauguration Day.
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Protesters were met by a handful of counter-protesters at Saturday’s rally outside of the Department of Justice.
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Signs from counter-protesters at Saturday’s rally outside of the Department of Justice.
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Protesters and counter-protesters outside of the Department of Justice on Saturday, the second day of a protest organized by planers of the Women’s March against the NRA.
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Friday was the first day of the protest and was held outside of the NRA’s headquarters.
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On Friday organizers led hundreds of protesters on a 17-mile march from the NRA’s headquarters to the Justice Department.
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Organizers of Saturday’s protest also organized the Women’s March in January, which saw millions of people all across the country take to the streets to protest the Trump Administration.
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The Women’s March in January galvanized opponents of President Donald Trump, but the political impact of that rally is still unknown.
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Tamika Mallory, co-president of the Women's March (center), called on the NRA to remove what is being called a controversial video. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Tamika Mallory, co-president of the Women's March (center), called on the NRA to remove what is being called a controversial video. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WASHINGTON — Saturday was day two of a protest against the National Rifle Association. The protests began Friday in front of NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia with the protesters walking 18-miles to the Justice Department in D.C.
They returned to the DOJ for another rally on Saturday morning.
Several hundred protesters, along with a handful of counter-protesters, were on hand for the rally that was organized by members of the Women’s March.
“Take down your dangerous and hate filled video insinuating violence against us,” said Kim Russell, an organizer with the Women’s March. “Issue an apology to us and to all Americans.”
The video in question is called the “Violence of Lies.” The video criticizes the violent protests that have been taking place in our country including the ones in D.C. on Inauguration Day.
The co-president of the Women’s March, Tamika Mallory, said the video provokes fear and suggests a call to arms against communities of color, progressives and anyone who disagrees with the president’s policies.
In the video, NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch said the demonstrators “bully and terrorize the law-abiding until the only option left is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness.”
The NRA had issued a second video that states it will not take down the original video.
