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Gun protest held at Danbury Wal-Mart

Gun control activists gathered at Wal-Mart in Danbury to demand the company stop selling military-style rifles.  Preschool music teacher Nancy Hershatter of Danbury was among about 80 protesters who helped deliver a petition yesterday with 300,000 names.  Newtown High School freshman Trystan Wagner was also among them.

 

Roxanna Green, told reporters the bullets that killed her 9-year old daughter Christina in Arizona while attending an event with then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were purchased at Walmart.  Another person injured in the Arizona shooting said ammunition is easier to purchase than sudafed or spray paint.

 

Erin Combs of Norwalk considers Walmart a family store and doesn't want to be able to buy a gun along with baby wipes, groceries and clothing.

 

 

The mother of a girl who survived the Virginia Tech massacre, despite being shot twice in the head, says she has a glimpse of some of the pain that families suffer because of gun violence.  Lori Haas has made it her mission to speak on behalf of survivors.  When it comes to gun control legislation, Haas says the time has been "now" for a long time.  Haas came to Newtown on Sunday to show her support to the families of those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.

 

 

The Courage Campaign Director of Online Programs Adam Bink says they want Walmart to follow Dick's Sporting Goods' lead and not sell guns in their stores.  The store's manager accepted the box of signatures and said he would pass it to those higher up. 

 

 

The Danbury Wal-Mart does not sell guns. Organizers say they rallied there because of its proximity to Newtown.

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Brian Kilmeade

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