In Rural Kentucky, Activists 'Tread Lightly' On Gun Control
On Saturday, students across the country are marching and rallying to protest gun violence. In Marshall County, a community where gun ownership is widespread, that means choosing words carefully.
A musician and hunting guide running for Congress as a Democrat, arguing for gun regulation. A gun-owning doctor who treated victims of a school shooting, and never wants to do it again. Student shooting survivors who support the Second Amendment and have joined the "Never Again" movement.
When they stand up to address the crowd at a March for our Lives rally in western Kentucky on Saturday, they won't just be pushing for changes in policy.
They'll be pushing for a change in the way this community talks about guns — trying to find a way to start a conversation where there's always been a shouting match.
Alonzo Pennington, the candidate, works half
