Student organizer Jordan Harb speaks at the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday.
Speakers at the event included survivors of gun violence and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.
Lindsay Schawelson is a senior at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. She and several other students have been organizing the march for the past several weeks. Schawelson said people shouldn’t underestimate the power of the young voice.
Schawelson and other young activists say a gun-reform plan proposed by Gov. Doug Ducey isn’t enough. They want to see a ban on bump stocks and universal background checks. They also want more money for school counselors, not school resource officers.
Thousands of Arizona teens showed up to the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday, joining a series of marches nationwide.
Alice Lavallee is a junior at Deer Valley High School in Glendale. She attended the march and said she’s been the target of gun violence because of her sexual orientation. She says an anonymous man on Instagram sent her a threatening message.
A group of conservatives also showed up to the Capitol on Saturday for a counter-protest called March For Our Second. Karen Barrett was among those who came to advocate for Second Amendment rights.
Barrett said there are other ways to prevent gun violence besides changing the gun laws.
Booths from several different political organizations were also set up at the Capitol. Everyone, young people especially, was encouraged to become a registered voter.
Thousands of Arizona teens showed up to the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday, joining a series of marches nationwide. They want to see a ban on bump stocks and universal background checks.
Students from Queen Creek perform a song from Dear Evan Hansen at the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday.
A group of conservatives also showed up to the Capitol on Saturday for a counter-protest called March For Our Second.
Richard Lavallee, Tres Smith and Alice Lavallee pose for a photo after attending the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday.
Tres Smith, wearing a Vegas Strong t-shirt, talks to a conservative counter-protester from the Patriot Movement AZ after the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday.
Student organizer Jacob Martinez speaks at the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday.
Student organizer Jordan Harb speaks at the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol in March 2018.
Student organizer Jordan Harb speaks to the media after the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on March 24, 2018.
Thousands showed up to the March For Our Lives demonstration at the Arizona Capitol on Saturday, joining a series of marches nationwide.