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America has ~4% of the World Population but it also has over 40% of the guns in the world. As a result annual gun deaths in the US is many times than the rest of the developed world. The Parkland School massacre started an anti-gun violence movement in the country this Spring. Many cities in the country took part. Lexington, MA is no exception. On a sunny day last week, people of the town gathered in the town center for such an event. It was co-sponsored by the Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL). Shown below are some pictures taken "

The demo took place on the famous green of Lexington where the first shot of the American revolution was fired.

Various speakers at the event including CAAL's Melanie Lin and daughter

Other CAAL members at the event including elected School Committee member Eileen Jay (extreme right)

Participants at the event tieing ribbons remembering victims of gun violence.

Note added 7/6/2018 Speeches by Melanie and her daughter, Emily can be seen and heard at

go to http://www.lexmedia.org/ondemand.html, search "Gun Rally", Melanie's starts at 16'45" and Emily's starts at 18' 45".