Four and a half years ago, a gunman invaded the Tree of Life synagogue on a Sabbath morning and killed 11 worshippers from the three congregations that shared the building. The shooting was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
With so much gun violence occurring throughout the area recently, faith leaders from all around Allegheny Co. held a vigil on Wednesday to pray over the sitiuation.
The rally for gun control measures Saturday at Flagstaff Hill in Oakland was one of many local demonstrations held as part of a national movement. Survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, organized March for Our Lives four years ago. The students marched on Washington, and groups across the country held local marches.