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March for our lives

GALLERY: Thousands protest gun violence in the March for Our Lives rally

Hui-En Lin June 14, 2022
Christopher Columbus Park was flooded with protestors demanding action against gun violence on June 11.
The Boston Police Department is investigating an incident of sexual assault that took place in the area between Commonwealth Avenue and Linden Street during overnight hours Friday, Sept. 14. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston homicide rate surpasses previous year’s

Joel Lau December 6, 2018
Boston has seen slightly more homicides in 2018 than in 2017, despite an overall decrease in recorded crime and gun violence across the city.
A 90-foot-long billboard honoring the death of Joaquin Oliver, one of the 17 high school students killed in Parkland, Florida, in February, was officially unveiled over the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston’s Back Bay Thursday. The billboard was designed by Joaquin Oliver’s father, Manuel Oliver. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New Boston billboard designed by Parkland victim’s father broadcasts message that gun laws save lives

Susannah Sudborough November 4, 2018
A new billboard designed by the father of a Parkland, Florida, shooting victim was erected Tuesday over the Massachusetts Turnpike to support gun control.
Armslist, an online gun marketplace, is the subject of a new lawsuit brought forward by Boston Police officer Kurt Stokinger. ILLUSTRATION BY SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Police officer cracks down on online gun market in court

Sophie Falkenheim October 25, 2018
An officer of the Boston Police Department is bringing a lawsuit against Armslist, an online firearms marketplace, after he suffered a near-fatal gunshot wound at the hands of a convicted felon who illegally acquired the weapon through a user of the website.
East to West: March for Our Lives

East to West: March for Our Lives

Daily Free Press Admin March 26, 2018
On this week's special edition of East to West, we bring you the sounds of the March for Our Lives rally at the Boston Common on March 24. 
Jami Rubin is a Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduate. She and Samantha West have created a poster booklet with statistics and information about gun violence. PHOTO COURTESY JAMI RUBIN

CFA students create protest poster for March for Our Lives

Avery Carlisle March 20, 2018

Less than three years ago, Jami Rubin graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now a junior in the College of Fine Arts, Rubin is using her higher education to advocate against the gun...

The Boston City Council chambers. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DFP FILE PHOTO

City Council passes resolution in support of March for Our Lives, action to end gun violence epidemic

Jordan Kimmel March 12, 2018
The Boston City Council adopted a resolution Thursday that supports students across the country who wish to end gun violence in the United States.
Dnee Sirichantaropas and Dena AlFadhli at the anti-gun rally at BU on Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students rally against gun violence following Parkland shooting

Mike Reddy February 27, 2018
Rachel Metzner was doing chemistry homework when she received the text that diverted her attention to the live coverage of the shooting that took the lives of six of her friends at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14.
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