years after the shooting, i thought that the reason why these things kept happening is because they just needed to hear one more story. politicians just need to hear one more voice. so as a child, i tried to do that. and then i got older, and i worked more, and i realized it s not that they don t know what to do. they choose not to. reporter: it isn t just a horrific mass shooting that scarred their high school years. since then they ve been hit by another trauma, coronavirus shutting down school and their lives. it s been awful, and also with everything else going on in the world, it s compounded our trauma and the fact that we re isolated makes it even worse. what does this moment signify for you? a new beginning. really you ve grown to be such an amazing person. i wish i wish you didn t have to go through all this.
years. reporter: and in those years, they have turned their pain into action. i m 14. i shouldn t have to think about getting shot in my school. reporter: starting a movement against gun violence, that has gone global. with march for our lives. and a crisis that s only gotten worse. there s been more than 150-mass shootings since the beginning of this year. and i am sure, my number is low and outdated. yeah, it is. people are always saying, if sandy hook didn t change anything, you already know what i m going to say? yeah. i know what you re going to say. and for, like, two years after the shooting, i thought that the reason why these things kept happening is because they just needed to hear one more story. politicians just need to hear one more voice. and so, as a child, i tried to do that. and then, i got older, and i worked more. and i realized, it s not that they don t know what to do. they choose not to. reporter: and it isn t just a horrific mass shooting that scarr
action. i m 14. i shouldn t have to think about being shot in my school. reporter: starting a movement against gun violence that has gone global with march for our lives. teens taking on one of the most intractable political fights in america today. and a crisis that s only gotten worse. there s been more than 150 mass shootings since the beginning of this year. and i m sure my number is low and outdated. yeah. it is. reporter: people are always saying if sandy hook didn t change anything, you already know what i m going to say. yeah. i know what you re going to say. and for, like, two years after the shooting i thought that the reason why these things kept happening is because they just needed to hear one more story. politicians just need to hear one more voice. and so as a child, i tried to do that. and then i got older and i worked more and i realized it s not that they don t know what to do. they choose not to. reporter: and it isn t just a horrific mass shooting that s