March for Our Lives: Sir Paul McCartney remembers John Lennon

Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle and legendary best friend and fellow composer to Beatle bandmate John Lennon, made an appearance at the “March for Our Lives” rally held in in New York City on March 24.  Lennon was shot and killed on December 8, 1980 as he was returning home to his NYC apartment building, The Dakota, from a recording session. While attending yesterday’s rally, McCartney was approached by a CNN reporter and asked what he hoped to accomplish by attending the rally.

McCartney replied that he was there, “to support the people. This is what we can do, so I’m here to do it.”  And although he didn’t mention Lennon by name, McCartney went on to say, “One of my best friends was killed in gun violence, right around here, so it’s important to me.”

The CNN reporter asked McCartney if he felt changes could or would ever be made at the legislative level.  MSN quoted the former Beatle as saying, “We Can End Gun Violence. I’m like everyone, I don’t know. But this is what we can do, so I’m here to do it.” At the time, McCartney was wearing a t-shirt that said, “We Can End Gun Violence.”

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Millions of people attended “March for Our Lives” rallies that were held around the world.  McCartney remembered John Lennon at the rally in NYC, while the student survivors turned activists from Parkland, Florida, led the charge at the rally in Washington, DC.  CNN reported that rallies were also held in Baltimore, Chicago, London, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tokyo, Brisbane, Rome and Paris.

You can see Paul McCartney at the rally in New York City in the video accompanying this article.

~ Written by: Richard Webster, Ace News Today   /   Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter