March for Our Guns And March for Our Lives Events Draw Crowds in Helena

AND IN THE CAPITOL CITY... MANY MORE SPOKE OUT ABOUT THEIR BELIEFS WHEN IT COMES TO GUN VIOLENCE AND GUN CONTROL.. M-T-N'S LINDSEY FORD VISITS BOTH THE MARCH FOR OUR GUNS AND MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY... ###### TAKE PKG: 1:43OC.SOC (TAKE PKG) AT THE CAPITOL STEPS, THE MARCH FOR OUR GUNS RALLY WAS HELD. (TAKE NAT....WE'RE BLESSED TO LIVE IN A STATE THAT BELIEVES IN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS) THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE MARCH FOR GUNS RALLY HELD SIGNS EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE N-R-A, AND SPOKE ABOUT HOW GUNS ARE PART OF MONTANA'S CULTURE. (TAKE NAT...CLAPPING) BRENT WEBBER, ORGANIZER FOR MARCH FOR OUR GUNS, "MONTANANS ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE GUNS ARE AWAY OF LIFE FOR US HERE, PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND WITH GUNS IN THEIR TRUCK PEOPLE HAVE GUNS ON THEM ALL THE TIME AND THE VALUE SYSTEM HERE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOU SEE IN OTHER PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY. BRENT WEBBER, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS FOR MARCH FOR OUR GUNS, SAID HE HOPES THIS COUNTRY CAN FIND A SOLUTION. BRENT WEBBER, ORGANIZER FOR MARCH FOR OUR GUNS, "AND I WANT TO HAVE A SOLUTION I WANT TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO HAVE SAFER SCHOOLS, I WANT TO COME UP WITH LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN." LINDSEY FORD, "STUDENTS ARE PUSHING FOR SAFER SCHOOLS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, PRO-GUN GROUP RALLIES AGAINST THE IDEA OF INCREASED GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION ON THE LAWN OF MEMORIAL PARK WAS THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY. (TAKE NAT YOUR PLUS REACHING LIGHTNING SPEEDS THE IMMEDIATE PUNCH OF A HEADACHE, A 5TH GRADER SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO ENDURE THESE FEELINGS) THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES RALLY HELD SIGNS OPPOSING THE N-R-A AND SPOKE ABOUT WANTINGSTRICTER GUN LAWS IN AMERICA. (TAKE NAT...CLAPPING) RYANN THOMAS, CO-FOUNDER OF HELENA YOUTH AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS STUFF." RYANN THOMAS IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF HELENA YOUTH AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE,SHE SPOKEABOUT HER PAST PERSONALEXPERIENCE OF BEING IN A SCHOOL LOCK DOWN. RYANN THOMAS, CO-FOUNDER OF HELENA YOUTH AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE, "THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARENT ENOUGH ANYMORE WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION AND WE DECIDED TO ALIGN WITH THE PARKLAND KIDS TAKE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND ADD MONTANA INTO IT OUR PURPOSE IS GUN SAFETY AND GUN EDUCATION, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOU GUNS WE REALIZE ITS A BIG PART OF MONTANA CULTURE." IN HELENA, LINDSEY FORD MTN NEWS. #####