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Family members of gun violence victims rally for change ahead of Mother's Day
PHILADELPHIA - As Mother's Day approaches, local families impacted by gun violence marched in Philadelphia to call for peace and change within communities.The march was organized by Mothers In Charge, a non-profit group that consists of mothers, grandmothers, sisters and aunts who have lost loved ones to violence. Wallace Battle-Scott participated in the march on behalf of her 19-year-old son, who was gunned down last fall inside a car she helped him buy to commute to college."You’ve got to put the guns down they are destroying our lives," Battle-Scott said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESMothers In Charge labeled Thursday's march "Sons, Put Down Your Guns" and drew additional support from local anti-crime community organizations. Together, they marched from the Philadelphia School District building to City Hall. "Too many of us don’t even have the closure to hug our babies, to say goodbye to our babies," a speaker said.