Locals To Protest Gun Violence At March For Our Lives Rally In Somerset County Saturday

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Somerset County residents will be coming together to protest gun violence at a March for Our Lives rally in Somerville on Saturday.

The event organized by Hillsborough resident Isabel Dutta is part of the nationwide March for Our Lives events on June 11 demanding action against gun violence.

"I decided to organize the Somerville march because there were no marches in close proximity to me. I did not want to sit home that day when I knew people across the country would be rallying together on this issue," said Dutta.

Dutta is currently working towards her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a Teacher of Students with Disabilities endorsement, so school shootings are an issue that she considers "highly relevant to my future career. These issues will directly affect me as a teacher."

The rally will be held at the Somerset County Courthouse, 20 N Bridge St., Somerville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"While gun control laws in New Jersey are overall strict and New Jersey rarely faces mass shootings today, it is unacceptable that gun violence is taking place in our country in other states," said Dutta. "With this march, I hope to show solidarity to those affected by gun violence nationwide as well as pressure our federal lawmakers representing New Jersey to take action by passing and enacting legislation on this topic."

For more information on the Somerville rally click here.

The nationwide March For Our Lives events on June 11 were spurred following the tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas where a gunman killed at least 19 students and 2 adults.

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