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: In total, 17 students and staff members were killed and more than a dozen others were injured. Despite happening only 7 weeks into the year, the massacre was already America's 8th school shooting that resulted in death. Devastated by the loss of classmates and faculty, a group of students decided they needed more than just "thoughts and prayers" in the aftermath of gun violence. # NeverAgain emerged from the horror and the national movement has become one of the most prominent opponents of gun lobbying by the National Rifle Association. MSD students Cameron Kasky, Alex Wind, and Sofie Whitney first cofounded the Never Again movement. Soon after, they recruited fellow students Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, and Delaney Tarr. The teenage activists went on to appear at gun control rallies, television interviews, and a fiery CNN Town Hall debate where they questioned Florida lawmakers on their ties to the NRA. Kasky, Gonzalez ,and Tarr also penned passionate op-eds for CNN, Harper's Bazaar, and Teen Vogue. On why she's planning to march this weekend, Tarr wrote for Teen Vogue: There are so many things, so many simple teenage things, that now feel insignificant: