1. As I walked from the Costco parking lot, I saw this sign outside the new parking garage next to the courthouse. I don't know if it was free, but if it wasn't, I'm sure it helped the kids pay for this event. I think the orange t-shirts may have been only for event personnel, as I didn't see any for sale.
2. Since I got there before 9:30 for the 10am start, there really weren't any significant crowds to shoot yet, so I concentrated on the signs.
3. After I took the first picture of these women, I realized that I'd have to do it again because they did something that came naturally to them. "Ladies, I have to re-take that shot because you all smiled and this isn't a happy event". I also superimposed a slightly larger sign that was a bit more legible over the one that the woman on the far left was holding (“Protect children - not guns”)
4. I looked around and everyone seemed to be smiling for photos, so I tried to tell each person I photographed not to.
5. I saw this photo gathering on the "stage" and horned my way in to get a quickie before I realized that EVERYONE was looking real jolly. The NRA won’t take these kids very seriously if they see a lot of smiley pix.
6. A future student worth protecting
7. There were moments of levity during the speeches, so I'll assume that this was one of them.
8. State Senator Loretta Weinberg
9. Yeah!
10. A student speaks.
11. An unidentified (I think) student came to the mic and announced that she was going to sing the National Anthem and did a pretty good job.
12. This girl was second from the left in that jolly group shot (#5), so when I saw a more appropriate look, I grabbed it. Look at THIS one, NRA!
13. Rep. Josh Gottheimer speaks……
14…….and Gen. Poor listens.
15. I’m pretty sure this photographer was from The Record. He does stills and videos, so when I noticed him close by and panning in my direction, I raised my camera in front of my face and kept shooting until he was past me.
16. I left my stage-ish vantage point to get some shots from other directions before leaving and immediately came across this little girl and her huge friend who was wearing an “#ENOUGH” shirt. This might be the shot of the day!
17. From across Main St and up the stairs
18. I had to get something with the courthouse in it.
19. Straight-on and zoomed-in from the back
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