Watts a gun lobby’s nightmare

Demonstrators holding signs during an anti-gun violence rally in Boston, Massachusetts. The rally was organised by the Stand For A Safer Tomorrow, a student-led gun violence prevention and awareness organisation. — AFP

HAVING travelled across the United States for a decade to campaign against the ceaseless round of shootings that have claimed thousands of lives, Shannon Watts believes she has heard a very clear message.

“Americans want the gun violence to stop,” she said during a recent stop in Washington.