ownership, despite opposition from the gun lobby and despite the opposition from republican politicians. certainly the series of mass shootings in recent weeks has refocused national attention on this and there is a small effort in congress, senators from both parties trying to come up with a modest proposal, a compromise that might pass. nothing close to what the people here are demanding, but perhaps that would break the paralysis and certainly these activists will continue to push for greater change. mariah cooley is a board member of march for our lives. she was at the protests in washington and my colleague lukwesa burak asked her why this time it would be different. this time is different because it is different. look at what is going on across the nation. today, we had over a50 marches across 46 states, and then here in dc, we had 40,000 people
gang violence that we need to address. ok, now, back in 2018, that was the starting point for march for our lives, the terrible shooting that took place in florida. there were some changes that were brought in, won t there? has it changed anything within society in the state of florida? absolutely. not only the state of florida but we have passed over 150 state level gun violence prevention laws across the nation in states such as florida, colorado, virginia, and more. so, we have made a lot of great movement these past four years but what we need to do is at congress level, make sure that across the nation, we have something that is saving our lives because we needed now than ever. mariah, i wonder if you could give us a little bit of an insight. i read a quote that said that, you know, the senate is where substantive action goes to die. what exactly is the problem with congress, with gun reform? the problem with congress
Those organizing the protests in Washington, Chicago, and hundreds of other locations say lawmakers must take note of shifting public opinion and finally enact sweeping reforms.