Gun violence is a current topic of discussion in Springfield. A town hall meeting hosted by Massachusetts Parents United and the Teens for Action Springfield group was held in the city's North End.
Springfield City Council member Jesse Lederman said he is calling on local gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson to respond to teens' request to meet with the company's CEO about their concerns about gun violence.
Looking ahead, the parents of a student who was killed in the Florida school shooting, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, are being invited to join March for Our Lives activists on Friday for another community gathering on the gun violence issue.