On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people around the country demonstrated to reduce gun violence and strengthen gun control laws. The march, called “March for Our Lives,” was organized in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
“The Parkland school could have been our school, and people need to start taking gun violence seriously. And we are here to make a change,” said Samantha Mahon who marched in Los Angeles.
In Los Angeles, thousands marched through Downtown streets in protest.
Thousands of people marched in downtown Los Angeles towards City Hall as part of #MarchForOurLives https://t.co/OFe2hYHbJd pic.twitter.com/HWeiG8c16o
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 24, 2018
Speaking at the march in Washington, D.C, Los Angeles student Edna Chavez said gun violence was a part of her childhood.
"I have learned to duck from bullets before I learned how to read," Los Angeles student Edna Chavez says at #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/YqshSjJFtW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 24, 2018
Photos from the march showed crowds holding signs to protest gun violence and remember victims.
@kcrw talks to two students from Downey at the March For Our Lives rally. “You have to pay attention to us,” one says. “We aren’t going away.” #MarchForOurLivesLA #wnyc #kcrw pic.twitter.com/0FwTW7uSum
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulKCRW) March 24, 2018
@kcrw with @marchers heading to City Hall down Broadway. pic.twitter.com/xcZjgi6VwH
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulKCRW) March 24, 2018
Patti Sanchez (far right) and her friends made crosses to honor the victims of different mass shootings. #kcrw #MarchForOurLives #MarchForOurLivesLA #wnyc pic.twitter.com/gnRgOeiwHk
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulKCRW) March 24, 2018
Student organizer Justice Ross says people her age are part of the “mass shooting generation.” #kcrw #wnyc #MarchForOurLivesLA pic.twitter.com/43hymTEYL6
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulKCRW) March 24, 2018