From NPR News in Washington, I am Korva Coleman.Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington D.C. today for a march on gun control.NPR's Allison Keyes tells us residents of Newtown, Connecticut were there, too.This march was organized in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementarywhere 20 children and six teachers were killed.Joe Huskers has four kids who graduated from that school,and took a bus here to support her neighbors."I am here to share my strength with those who couldn't make it here today."Many marchers carried signs with the names of victims of gun violence.But Pat Potter of Virginia carried a sign reading "Born to teach, not to shoot."She is horrified at those who want to see teachers armed."The last thing we need is more guns in school.I think our job is that teachers and parents, and the societies to protect children and keep them safe."The marchers want a ban on military-style assault riflesand universal criminal and mental health background checks on would-be gun buyers.Allison Keyes, NPR News, Washington.The hacker group Anonymous says it is taking down the website of the US Sentencing Commission.The hackers say the attack on the federal website is in retaliation for the suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.Swartz's family in France blamed his death on federal prosecutors.They say the government was over-zealous in prosecuting Swartzfor allegedly downloading millions of academic articles with the intention of distributing them for free.Senator Tom Harkin has announced he will not seek a sixth term in 2014.NPR's Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports
