to stop until they pass comprehensive policy that prevents gun violence in our country. zoe, are you optimistic hearing the news that these lawmakers are on the precipes of a deal that enough republicans are coming to the table with democrats to pass some form of gun safety legislation? yeah, i am hopeful. i think all movements need some hope in order to keep moving forward, but at the same time, we have seen again and again our politicians disappointing us. i m really hopeful, but at the same time i hope that congress follows through with this plan because unfortunatelily we have seen that we had opportunities before and our congress has passed out on them. and i m wondering what your message is to those lawmakers on the right who believe that any form of gun safety legislation, red flag laws or raising the age to buy a weapon, they believe that that infringes on their constitutional rights. i m wondering what you would say to that argument.
working so hard for for all these year. thank you. of course. it s our duty to report what s happening in the world and obviously this is an important cause for a lot of people. zoe, i understand that march for our lives isn t the only nonprofit that you work with. you re also doing other things to help survivors. tell us about that. yeah. so i started a nonprofit called heal together a national support group for teenagers who survived gun violence in any capacity, a mass shooting or everyday gun violence. and we re launching this summer. we re basically going to have a virtual support group because what i found through my experience as someone who survived a school shooting and also someone who developed ptsd it really helps when you re with other people who understand what you re going through. and sadly there are more and more people that will need the resources that you re trying to offer as we ve seen again and
happened. she was outside at west glades and she heard the shots. and she s been devastated ever since that for the community, for all the families that lost loved ones, wonderful, wonderful people that are not going to college now. you know, just devastated. and she instead of just staying silent, she stood up in seventh grade and started getting involved in march for our lives through the state. she was a policy fund manager, the youngest person on the board and now three years later she is still fighting. i m amazed at what she s accomplished. she put this all together today. she pulled permits. she called the police department to get police here. you know, portopotties and carried through with all these wonderful volunteers that helped us make this come true today. we have to fight for like zoe said for comprehensive gun laws. these are nonpartisan issues that we all have to follow through with. we are all people that love our children, love all the communities, all these people