(Parkland, FL) – Teen survivors of the high school massacre in South Florida last week will be holding a march on Washington to demand gun control. Five students told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that they will be holding the “March for Our Lives” demonstration on March 24th.
Seventeen people were killed after a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkdale, Florida on Wednesday. Student Emma Gonzalez said the students want to have conversations about gun control with President Trump, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Gonzalez said students want to give them the opportunity to be on the “right side of this.” The students slammed the NRA and politicians who take money from the gun lobby. In addition to the march in Washington, the organizers are planning protests in other cities across the country.
Florida Representative Ted Deutch says the march will spur action on gun control. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” the Democrat says the survivors are not just going to sit back after what they went through, but are going to stand up for their lives.
Deutch said people are frustrated with political rhetoric and want Congress to take action on gun violence. Deutch, who represents the Florida district where the deadly shooting took place, told President Trump to come and talk to these kids and their families face to face.
The main question however, is how did Cruz have access to guns anyway? We could start with Donald Trump rolling back an Obama era order that called for the prevention of mental impaired individuals being able to purchase guns.
A reported $9.6 million went towards pro-Trump adverts and promotional material and another $12 million went on adverts attacking Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Other sources put that figure even higher, closer to $30 million. In return, Trump has spoken at several NRA events and pledged his loyalty to the group.