Students plan nationwide gun control march after Florida shooting
Students who survived the deadly high school shooting in Florida plan to march against NRA-loyal lawmakers next month — and let them know their days are numbered.
“My message for the people in office is, you're either with us or against us,” Cameron Kasky said Sunday on CNN, calling the March 24 demonstration in Washington, D.C., the “March for Our Lives.”
“We are losing our lives while the adults are playing around,” he continued. “This is about us creating a badge of shame for any politicians accepting money from the NRA and using us as collateral.”
The announcement comes a day after students, families and activists rallied Saturday for stricter gun laws after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
Gunman Nikolas Cruz fired his AR-15 throughout the high school as classes were about to end last Wednesday.
He injured dozens more, and was arrested later that afternoon when a cop spotted him walking.
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Cruz, 19, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
The suspect reportedly had mental health issues and was known to law enforcement for past comments. The FBI was notified about him twice, and admitted it missed warning signs from the gunman.
But Cruz was still legally able to buy the AR-15 he used in last week’s gruesome attack.
“We already have pushed more than young children should possibly ever have to push,” said Emma Gonzalez, who on Saturday gave a full-throated rebuke to the gun lobby, on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
“And these people who are being funded by the NRA are not going to be allowed to remain in office when midterm elections roll around.”
The teens added they had to be the adults because members of Congress couldn’t.
“This kind of stuff can't just happen,” student Alex Wind said on “Meet the Press. “You know, we are marching for our lives, we're marching for the 17 lives we lost.”
