A week after Highland Park mass shooting, hundreds are marching in Washington

The group “March Fourth” will hold a peaceful rally for gun reform in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

A makeshift memorial in downtown Highland Park honors those who lost their lives during the mass shooting at the city’s Fourth of July parade.
A makeshift memorial in downtown Highland Park honors those who lost their lives during the mass shooting at the city’s Fourth of July parade. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
A makeshift memorial in downtown Highland Park honors those who lost their lives during the mass shooting at the city’s Fourth of July parade.
A makeshift memorial in downtown Highland Park honors those who lost their lives during the mass shooting at the city’s Fourth of July parade. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

A week after Highland Park mass shooting, hundreds are marching in Washington

The group “March Fourth” will hold a peaceful rally for gun reform in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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In the wake of the Highland Park parade shooting, a group of North Shore mothers and hundreds of supporters are heading to Washington to march at the Capitol building. They’re demanding a federal ban on all assault weapons.

Reset talks to an organizer of the group.

GUEST: Aubrey McCarthy, member of the March Fourth planning committee