Theres this boisterous army of protesters. Theyre here to send a message to the president and to lawmakers and to everyone whos listening. Theyre trying to prevent the next school shooting. And their battle cry is never again. So heres what the march for our lives website says theyre marching for today. They want to pass a law banning assault weapons. They want to expand background checks to eliminate the loopholes in the sales of guns at gun shows as well as online. Obviously this movement, though, is not monolithic. There are lots of people here well talk to that have their own ideas for how to cut down on gun violence. But those are the three stated goals. So this movement of course was born in the first days after the High School Massacre in parkland, florida. The students from Marjory Stoneman douglas who lost 17 of their classmates and teachers, they ignited this movement, and there are hundreds of those students here today. And several will address the crowd over the next few ho
calling for change, calling for greater gun control legislation. in addition to the strong messages they re sending, we can see some of these signs. my textbooks are not my shields. and, caution, students are dying. the students here are not just from boston. they re from the surrounding area, including all the way up from maine. a number of students from parkland, e iing lesley shu, who graduated from stoneman douglas. how is the march going so far? it s going great. i ve never felt so empowered in my life. what do you think the family of stoneman douglas is feeling today just over a month since that horrific strategy? a lot of sorrow. a lot of pride. a lot of pride for our town. it s important to remember, this is not just in parkland. it is in every community, especially those of color. but they ve not been given the platform and we are lifting them