Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings.
Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”.
US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress to “pass common sense gun safety legislation”.
Despite this the chances of legal change are likely to be quashed by Republicans.
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in the 24 May shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
That attack, and another days earlier in Buffalo, New York, in which 10 people were killed, has led to renewed calls for action on gun control in the US.
There have been a number of shootings in the United States over the years, and the United States has one of the highest shooting rates in the world.
The U.S. Constitution allows the possession of firearms and states that this is a fundamental human right and firearms are used extensively by some politicians in their election rallies. Accordingly, banning firearms in the United States has become a major challenge.
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