Why Paul McCartney marched: - One of my best friends was killed in gun violence'

On Dec. 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman clutched a .38 Special revolver loaded with hollow-point rounds, took aim and fired four bullets into the back of John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment. On Saturday, fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, wearing a shirt with ''We can end gun violence'' emblazoned on the front, was on hand for the March for Our Lives rally in New York, joining thousands of marchers calling for stricter federal gun laws in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, shootin...

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16:51 on March 24 2018

Paul McCartney participates in March For Our Lives: “One of my best friends was killed in gun violence”

Consequence of Sound — The former Beatle marched in honor of former bandmate, John Lennon. more info

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17:28 on March 24 2018

Paul McCartney attends anti-gun march in remembrance of John Lennon

NME — "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence” Paul McCartney attended the anti-gun ‘March For Our Lives’ in remembrance of his former Beatles bandmate, ... more info

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19:54 on March 25 2018

Why Paul McCartney marched: - One of my best friends was killed in gun violence'

Topix — On Dec. 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman clutched a .38 Special revolver loaded with hollow-point rounds, took aim and fired four bullets into the back of John Lennon outside ... more info

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