Minutes because thats theyll be focusing not only 17 victims in parkland, but the 13 victims in columbine that were killed in that 1999 shooting that really sparked this sort of awareness across the country. Andrea. Thank you, steve paterson. And the students at North High School in denver. We go to chicago, which is an hour earlier, rather an hour later, so they have already been out for an hour. Ron mott, a city rocked almost every day by violence in various neighborhoods but all reacting to what happened in florida. Ron . Reporter yeah, absolutely, andrea, good day to you. Im with young man from Leo High School here on the south side. You mention this is a daily problem here in chicago, gun violence. So these students who came out today, this rally wrapped up 10 minutes ago, those rally not just for those folks lost at parkland but all the people lost
daily basis in chicago to gun violence. Cash a, senior, what brought you out today and whats your message . I wanted to promote peace
joining me now. we have listening to students in front of the capital. they are talking about hearing from democrats. but republicans have not been speaking out for the most part. and the democrats are also today celebrating the likely election, a parent winner in the pennsylvania 18th district which as you know is a democrat who sports gun rights but is backgrounds checks. the lessons they feel candidates are more mainstream and red america, that could diminish support on capitol hill for tightening gun laws where relevan. reporter: well, andrea, i think some of the future for washington is standing right here. good point. reporter: they are all
pennsylvania 18th a parent election. winner is someone in favor of gun rights. first campaign i covered in pennsylvania. 1968 saw the democratic very powerful incumbent senator joe clark defeated because he was calling for gun laws. if the democrats can t field a candidate calling for some controls on guns in red parts of your state, of pennsylvania, how is this ever going to get passed? well, andrea, i think he is for universal background checks. step in the right direction. i disagree with him with assault rifles. i disagree with him on high capacity magazines. what in god s name does someone need a magazine that has 50 bullets in a clip? that s for killing in large numbers. and we have to make those against the law and enforce that law very strongly and carefully.