Title: What Is The "Never Again" Movement? The March For Our Lives Is Fighting Fiercely For Gun Control
Headings: What You Need To Know About The Movement Behind March For Our Lives
What You Need To Know About The Movement Behind March For Our Lives
Content: Since the protests began, numerous corporations have revoked their special discount programs and partnerships with the NRA — although not without consequence from advocates of loose gun restrictions. Well-known companies who have cut ties with the NRA include airlines Delta and United, plus car rental companies Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and Hertz. Never Again activists also looked on as Florida legislature passed a new gun bill opposed by the NRA. Gov. Rick Scott signed it on March 9, making the bill "the first successful gun control measure in Florida in more than 20 years," reported Maggie Astor for The New York Times. The legislation raises the minimum age for buying guns from 18 to 21, expands mental health care in schools, allows schools to have armed personnel, and bans bump stocks (the device used to make guns shooter faster, like a fully-automatic weapon). Gun owners have already begun suing Florida for banning bump stocks. On top of influencing actual legislation, the students' calls for change have attracted national attention — even from President Trump, whose stance on gun control has shifted around over time. After the Parkland shooting, for example, Trump floated the idea of training and arming teachers. On Feb. 28 he told lawmakers he was in favor of a sweeping gun control bill that would strengthen background checks, ban bump stocks, and possibly ban assault weapons (although "assault weapon" is an ambiguous term that would need to be clearly defined). At the meeting, Trump also blasted Republicans for being "petrified" of the NRA.