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Article snippet: Democratic lawmakers turned out in force on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country to call for an end to gun violence. At "March for Our Lives" rallies across the U.S., congressional Democrats joined in calls demanding swift action on gun control more than a month after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., lent momentum to the debate over firearms. During stops in Boston, Springfield and Worcester, Mass., Sen. MORE (D-Mass.) marched with students and documented the rallies on her Twitter account. Sen. MORE's inauguration. "I can tell you for sure, it's larger than the Trump inauguration." Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who attended rallies across Connecticut on Saturday, offered an assessment of the gun control movement, writing on Twitter that the current debate over firearm restrictions appeared poised to result in action. "This is what democracy looks like - and what America looks like, at its best. This time feels different, because activists across the nation were registering voters, not just making speeches. And they will vote," he said. And in Atlanta, Rep. MORE (D-Fla.), who is facing a potentially tough reelection bid this year, appeared at the march in Washington on Saturday, where he vowed to push for universal background checks for gun buyers and crack down on assault-style weapons like the one used to carry out the attack in Parkland. "I'm marching for everyone that has had their lives cut ... Link to the full article to read more