FAIRFAX, Va. — Wednesday marks 10 years since the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which killed 20 children and six educators.
To commemorate their loss, and to call for policy changes, protesters gathered at the NRA headquarters in Fairfax.
Christine Williams was holding a photo of her second cousin – Daniel Barden – who was one of the children slain in that horrific attack. Daniel would have been 17 years old now.
"I just want to make sure that he's remembered," she said. "And that they're all remembered."
There were about 100 protesters at the event, which featured multiple speeches and prayers. Williams said that she was there to send a message to the NRA.
"The fact that we can't get much through Congress is continually frustrating," she said. "And to stand outside of the NRA which has blocked so much of it with their blood money – we need to keep speaking out."
These protests have been held on a monthly basis since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. On the 14th of every month, protesters gather outside, usually holding signs.
"I call us the raging grannies," said Diana Read, holding a gun control sign.
Read said that she started coming to the monthly event along with her friends years ago, and rarely misses a month.
"As a grandmother, I want live grandchildren," she said. "And I really don't feel they're safe."
Aalayah Eastman, a survivor of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglass shooting in Parkland, Florida, also spoke at the event. She said that it's frustrating to see the shootings continue.
"My life and everyone else’s life is more important than an assault weapon," she said. "And I think we need to put children at the forefront of that discussion because we’re seeing children getting gunned down."
The NRA did not respond to numerous requests for comment about this protest.