Lindsay Merikas, 26, of Alexandria, Va., wears a button saying &#34;Stop Gun Violence&#34; as she gathered with other supporters of gun control on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, during a vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., and to call on President Obama to pass strong gun control laws.   <span class=meta>(AP Photo&#47; Jacquelyn Martin)</span>
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