Paul McCartney joined rally in New York
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Former Beatles member Paul McCartney joined thousands of people Saturday in the March for Our Lives in New York against gun violence, close to the site where John Lennon, one of McCartney's fellow Beatles, was killed 37 years ago.
Wearing a shirt that said, "We can end gun violence," McCartney told local media that he came to the march "just to support the people."
"One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here," he said, "so it's important to me."
On Dec. 8, 1980, a man opened fire on Lennon and killed him when Lennon was walking in Manhattan with his wife, Yoko Ono.
George and Amal Clooney, Jimmy Fallon, Miley Cyrus among other celebrities also joined the rallies held in different U.S. cities.
The March for Our Lives was a student-led demonstration in honor of the 17 students and faculty members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and to rally people to say enough to gun violence.
Over 800 events were scheduled around the world Saturday, the organizers said, including the anchor one in Washington.
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