Women unite for gun control at Colorado Capitol sit-ins.

Approximately 2,500 White women gathered outside the Colorado state capitol building in downtown Denver on Monday, demanding that Gov. Jared Polis sign an executive order to ban guns and implement a statewide buyback program. The sit-in is organized by Here 4 The Kids, a group founded by women of color with a mission statement opposing gun violence and white supremacy. The group had said last week that they expected 20,000 White women to show up at Monday’s sit-in. The calls for White women in particular to demand an executive order is an inherent part of the strategy crafted by Saira Rao, a first-generation Indian-American woman who is one of the group’s founders.