Three years after Parkland massacre, what has student activism changed?
While some involved in the post-Parkland activism believe thereâs been a lot of progress since 2018, they still concede there is a long road ahead to tear gun manufacturers away from politics.
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Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, unveils a traveling mural of a Parkland postcard with images depicting the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The event at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. was part of a âShamecardsâ campaign to push for anti-gun violence legislation, three years after the school shooting on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. [ Miami Herald ]
Taken from his family at age 14, Alex Schachter’s bedroom is now a source of solace for his dad. “All those memories, you know, they come rushing back,”.
One reason is the coronavirus, which has shut court operations down, and another is the sheer magnitude of the case, which involves the killing of 17 people.