Thousands to take part in ‘March for Our Lives’ gun protests

“It’s time for our generation to do something”, said GeGe Clements, a Vanderbilt student and one of the organizers.

“The mission and focus of March For Our Lives is to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address these gun issues”, according to marchforourlives.com. Arrested shortly after the shooting, the 19-year-old could face the death penalty. More than 800 other concurrent marches are planned in cities across America and dozens of locations overseas.

“It’s nerve-wracking”, said Jain. Malitey Mullings, who is 17, said this was a chance to fight for legislation that seems like common sense to her. The latest mass school shooting occurred on t February 14.

In a matter of hours, hundreds of thousands of students are expected take part in the March for Our Lives.

Many greeted them as they wore their school colors. Steyer said it’s with the hope that they will help elect pro-gun control politicians in the midterm elections.

“It should have ended with us – it didn’t”, said Galligan.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who represents New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, says that he will join the student-led demonstrations on Saturday. Jain also dismissed criticism that students would not be able to pull together a nationwide protest. “That was a part of the Driller Way, so to see that, to see how our school handled that situation, I liked it.” said Zaragoza. Among the questions facing march organizers and participants will be how to translate this one-day event, regardless of turnout, into meaningful legislative change. Just outside the cathedral’s steps were Fort Myers, Florida, high school students drawing names in chalk.

Starting at 12 p.m. EST, the march and rally in Washington, D.C. will be streamed by organizers on three outlets.

Stephanie Trask didn’t want to be a leader in the movement for stricter gun laws.

“This is a generational issue and I think if people do research and see what we are fighting for, we aren’t trying to take away responsible gun owners guns”, Lerner said.

Obviously, there will be younger people expected at this march. March For Our Lives Long Beach will be one of the more than 800 marches taking place on March 24 throughout the USA and worldwide.