Thousands take to US streets demanding action on gun laws

Speakers at the Washington rally called on senators to enact gun control legislation or face being voted out of office

People participate in the second March for Our Lives rally in Washington. Picture: AP

Thousands of people have rallied in Washington DC and across the United States in a renewed push for gun control measures.

The high-profile effort to change the laws follows recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York state, which activists say should compel US congress to act.