Hundreds take part in rally against gun violence after school shootings
A look at those who participated in the gun protest in New York on Sat., June 2, 2018. CBS New York NEW YORK — In the wake of several recent school shootings — including 10 killed in Santa Fe, Texas , and 17 killed in Parkland, Florida — hundreds of young people hit the streets Saturday to demand change, CBS New York reports . They’re calling on lawmakers to stand up to gun violence and urging other young activists to join the cause. A crowd of hundreds, most wearing orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day , gathered in a park on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, many holding photos or wearing T-shirts with the images of people lost, CBS New York said. They said they’re angry more has not been done to stop school shootings and other crimes where guns were used. Carlin spoke with some young people there under the banner " Youth Over Guns ." "We are the future, so we need our voices to be heard," one said. Among them was 17-year-old Felix Tager, a high school student from the Upper East Side. "I don’t know how else to say it other than I’m kind of tired and also extremely happy," he said. "I think I’m activated by the fact that we have a power, we have this voice and this ability with our democracy to speak up for what we think is wrong." The wear-orange weekend is rooted in tragedy, […]
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