NORWICH – An estimated 175 gun enthusiasts gathered in East Park Saturday in support of their constitutional rights and the Second Amendment, protesting recent changes to New York State’s gun legislation that followed the Newtown, Conn. Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that occurred in December.

Assemblyman Clifford Crouch was on hand for the pro-gun rally, which also featured speakers Dave Francis, owner of Heading Due North; Norwich Mayor Joseph Maiurano; and Norwich Tea Party Patriots’ Gilda Ward, among others.