More than 1,500 proponents of increased gun regulation took their demands to the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday.
The advocacy day is an annual event organized by advocacy groups Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, but Wednesday’s turnout dwarfed that of past years.

Andrea Teichner, who leads the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action, told the crowd less than a dozen people used to show up.
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