It has been two weeks since the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed at least 17 people and injured at least 14 more. Since then, there has been a lot of talk about establishing common-sense gun control laws, while well-worn debates begin once more about Second Amendment rights, the role of mental health, and background checks.
So far, two major events are planned. The first is the National School Walkout on March 14 at 10:00 am in each time zone, which calls for students, faculty, parents, administrators, and aids to walk out of school for 17 minutes (one minute for each person who was killed in Florida). The school walkout is being organized by the same people who organized the Women’s March, the largest single-day protest in American history. Ten days later, the March For Our Lives will take place on March 24 in Washington, D.C. Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney have already donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the march. The goal of both events is to demand action from Congress on gun control laws.
It’s common for the public to demand action on gun control in the days following a tragic school shooting–and also common for Congress to not take up any legislative change. But this time, some people hope, it may be different.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/us/florida-school-shooting/index.html
Olivia Wall- I hope that the students can really make a difference and that something will change so that these events will not occur again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Olivia, change needs to happen soon, or we will just be caught in the same events.
ReplyDeleteJoaquin Sanchez-i really hope they do not stop the students from voicing their opinions.
ReplyDeleteThings have to change! There is no way things will be done or accomplished without action.
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