A coalition of gun control advocates, gun violence victims and religious groups are planning to hold a vigil outside the White House Friday at 4:30 PM, just hours after the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. According to some of those participating in the protest, the event developed “organically” out of concern for the tragedy as well as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s contention in the hours after the shooting that “today is not the day” to discuss gun control.
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