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STUDENT GUN PROTEST SLIDER Boston, MA- March 24, 2018: The March for Our Lives Boston arrived at Boston Common for a rally with thousands of people in Boston, MA on March 24, 2018. March for Our Lives is broadly advocating for Òa comprehensive and effective billÓ in Congress to address the disproportionate number of school killings in the United States compared to other countries. Two measures the group supports are instituting universal background checks and repealing a legal provision that has effectively killed federal research on gun violence. According to the groupÕs website, 60,000 people are expected to participate in SaturdayÕs march to Boston Common. HereÕs what you need to know if youÕre one of them. Plans for SaturdayÕs rally on Boston Common came together organically after students in Boston, Somerville, Cambridge, and Andover started organizing walkouts and protests at their individual high schools after the Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland. (CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF) section: metro reporter:

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Thousands of people were at Boston Common.

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Anika Nayak (center) from Somerville led marchers to Boston Common.

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Young activists stood on a traffic barrier in Los Angeles.

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People gathered in Washington, D.C.

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Ryan Price participated in Round Rock, Texas.

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Gun rights demonstrators also gathered.

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A demonstrator penned a message on her hands in Washington, D.C.

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People took part in the March for Our Lives in N.Y.

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A demonstrator held signs in Chicago.

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Thousands gathered in St. Paul, Minn.

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Demonstrators participated in Round Rock, Texas.

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People gathered in Washington, D.C.

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