PHOTOS: Connecticut rally draws thousands in support of gun control

Posted Feb 14, 2013

Photographs by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
March For Change rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with magazine capacities over 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut.

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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, right, waits to speak at the March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Nicole Hockley holding a photograph of her son Dylan Hockley, 6, who was a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting by gunman Adam Lanza December 14, 2012 stands with the crowd listening to speakers at the March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Flanked by cousins Zachary Fagan, 13, left, and Heather Cronk, 22, right, Jillian Soto, sister of Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Victoria Soto, who was a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Sandy Hook, Conn. Friday, December 14, 2012, speaks at the March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Veronique Pozner, whose son Noah Pozner was a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting December 14, 2012 speeches at the March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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March For Change anti-gun rally at the State Capitol Thursday, February 14, 2013 in Hartford,Connecticut urging legislators in Connecticut and Washington to enact strict gun control and a total ban on rifles and handguns with capacities of using magazine that hold more than 10-rounds. State legislators and families of victims of the Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, shootings in urban Bridgeport and Hartford, among others, spoke at the rally. According to Capitol Police, approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, many of whom were bused in from around Connecticut. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register