Falmouth vigil to honor children killed in Texas classroom

Cape Cod advocates for stronger gun laws will hold a vigil currently on the Falmouth Village Green.

Grandmothers Versus Gun Violence encourages gun-basic safety legislation and will be amid the groups remembering the 19 youngsters and two academics killed Tuesday in a classroom in Uvalde, Texas.

The Cape Cod chapter was launched nearly 10 yrs in the past adhering to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary Faculty shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.

“This is not a partisan issue and most people has a part in this,” chapter president Donna Wald tells CAI.

“The sea modifications occur from really hard get the job done. We ought to not have weapons out there to a civilian inhabitants that can cause these kinds of casualties. It is really that uncomplicated. Get on the phone to your legislator, no issue the place you stay. Even if you stay in Massachusetts, in which we have great gun legislation, allow them hear the voice.”

When Massachusetts has among the the fewest gun-linked crimes in the region, extra than 173,000 guns have been sold statewide very last calendar year, in accordance to the Falmouth Gun Security Coalition.

President Biden final month exercised executive action to outlaw production and income of ghost guns, which are untraceable and can be assembled making use of 3D printers.

Present-day vigil on the Falmouth Village Eco-friendly starts at 5:00.