March for our lives

Survivors of the Marjory Stone Douglas High School shooting reignited the national conversation about gun control by speaking up, challenging their legislators, and organizing one of the largest peaceful protests in U.S. History

One hour after the shooting, survivor A former student open fires at Majory Sarah Chadwick responds to President Stoneman Douglas High School and Feb. 14, Trump’s tweets offering his prayers and kills 17 students and injures 17 more, 2018 condolences by demanding policy making this mass shooting one of the change and becomes the first student to top 10 deadliest in the U.S. publicly challenge a politician to take action on gun control.

A gun control rally is held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Feb. 17, Emma González, an 18 year 2018 old senior, reignited the gun control conversation by delivering a 10 minute speech that quickly went viral.

Students travel to Tallahassee and Feb. 21, CNN hosts a town hall event to allow Washington, D.C to protest the students, parents of victims, and 2018 National Rifle Association’s monetary teachers to discuss gun control with influence on politicians and demand Senator Marco Rubio and NRA an assault weapon ban. spokesperson Dana Loesch. Audience members confront Rubio about the campaign contributions that he has received from the NRA and the Feb. 28, Students return to class for the weak response to mass shootings from 2018 himself and other lawmakers. first time since the shooting.

The NRA releases the “Time is Running Out” video, threatening reporters for March 4, their biased reporting on the Parkland 2018 shooting.

National Walk Out Day March 14, Demonstrations take place all over the 2018 country to show solidarity with Parkland students’ demands for stricter gun control legislation

The March For Our Lives rally is held in Washington, D.C., with sibling protests in over 800 cities and every continent besides Antarctica. March 24, March For Our Lives became one of the 2018 youngest and largest peaceful protests in American history with approximately 2 million people in attendance.

Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/summary-and-timeline-related-to-parkland-shooting- investigation https://www.local10.com/news/parkland-school-shooting/timeline-of-never-again-movement- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-students/parkland-students-scarred-determined-after-lives- changed-forever-idUSKBN1GZ2ON