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Paul McCartney Honors "Best Friend" John Lennon at March For Our Lives

24/03/2018 - 07:12 PM

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24:  Sir Paul McCartney joins thousands of people, many of them students, march against gun violence in Manhattan during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in New York, United States. More than 800 March for Our Lives events, organised by survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting on February 14 that left 17 dead, are taking place around the world to call for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

On Saturday, March 24, Paul McCartney joined hundreds of others [1] in New York City to protest gun violence [2] following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, last month [3]. Wearing a shirt that read "We can end gun violence" at March For Our Lives [4], he shared how important gun reform is to him since losing fellow Beatles member John Lennon over 37 years ago. "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it's important to me," McCartney told CNN [5], referencing the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan where Lennon was shot and killed [6].


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