Gun Control Activists Share Pain and Plans at the Teen Vogue Summit

Gun control activists are making sure that the country and its politicians don’t treat gun violence as if it’s normal — and they aren’t slowing down anytime soon. At the Teen Vogue Summit in New York City, activists from Parkland , Florida, and around the country shared their insights on how the movement has grown this year — and what’s next. One thing’s for sure, the students are feeling their own power. "We have so much ‘clout’ now, and people are scared of us," Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Jaclyn Corin said. But the activists made it clear that whatever prominence they’ve gained doesn’t erase their trauma. "I feel like people always come up to victims of gun violence and say, ‘Well, I can’t believe you went through that. You’re so strong to have gone through that,’" said Natalie Barden , whose brother was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. She challenged the idea that the pain was over: "Five years later, I’m still going through that." "I didn’t want to feel different," Natalie said about how she felt after the Sandy Hook shooting . "I didn’t want to be that person that was speaking about gun violence because I couldn’t think about it myself. This year, before Parkland, I heard about a gun violence prevention club at my school, and I thought, ‘Well, why am I not in that? Like, of all people, I should be in that.’ And then Parkland happened and I was just so […]

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