A crowd of activists gathered during a gun violence protest near Sixth Presbyterian Church at 1688 Murray Ave. in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
Several dozen protesters crowded a Squirrel Hill intersection Thursday — many holding provocative signs, some chanting at passing motorists — to demand an end to the nation’s rash of gun violence.
Eight days had passed since a gunman opened fire in a Minneapolis Catholic school. He killed two children while they prayed in church pews. Nearly 20 more were injured…