A little over a month ago, 14 students and three staff members were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Today, millions of citizens, both within the United States and around the world (myself included) marched to prevent another tragedy of the same ilk.
The NRA’s response to the marchers that we want to abolish the 2nd amendment.
While guns are not my cup of tea, if someone who owns guns has purchased them legally and is of sound mind, I have no right to deny them. What I and millions of citizens marched for was federal legislation of universal background checks and preventing those who are mentally unstable from purchasing a firearm.
Whether they admit it or not, the NRA is very powerful in this country, especially when it comes to politics. They prioritize their own needs versus the needs of the country, especially the children who are afraid to go to school.
In a normal world, the adults speak/lead and the kids listen/follow. Today, it was the opposite.
It’s easy to trash talk teenagers. Lazy, selfish, all about their social media, etc. But these kids who have led the movement are intelligent, capable and are undoubtedly going to change the world.
That is why I marched today.
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