AURORA, Colo. — Survivors of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut were among those gathered yesterday in a suburban Denver park to honor those killed in the massacre at an Aurora movie theater, one year after the attack.
Vigil participants read a list of names of those killed in recent gun violence around the nation and talked about the pain of losing loved ones.
The scene was somber, even as gun-rights activists stood silently nearby, holding signs to rebut messages about stricter gun control.
The Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Association was holding a counter-rally nearby. The group has assailed Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mayor Bloomberg’s pet project and a sponsor of the day’s remembrance, saying the group was politicizing tragedies.