According to reports of the American Broadcasting Corporation, on the 24th of the United States, a nationwide parade broke out. The march was aimed at opposing frequent gun violence cases in the United States. According to reports, currently US President Trump is playing golf in Florida and is silent about this mass demonstration.
After a fatal shooting incident last month at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Middle School in Parkland, Florida, hundreds of thousands of people took part in the parade in Washington, DC, and across the United States on the 24th. Asked to change the status quo and let the slaughter in Parkland, Florida "never happen again."
Lauren Hogg, a ninth grader at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Middle School in Washington, DC, told reporters: "I'm talking to my dead friends and all the children who have left because of gun violence."
Lauren said: “I’m marching because my friend used to sit at the empty table in the classroom. The conversation we’ve shared about the future has not yet been completed. I’m marching for my unspoken goodbye and also for the United States. In the future, we hope that things will change. One day we can feel safe again in places where we should feel safe, such as schools."
Lauren’s mother told reporters: “As a mother and teacher, I am parading because our school needs to be their sanctuary again. I don’t want anyone to use an assault rifle for any senseless mass killings.”
Briana Fisher, who is also a student of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, said she joins the parade in hopes that “students can return to places of safety and learning rather than violence.”
In Florida, closer to Parkland, dozens of marchers expressed their solidarity with marchers in Washington, DC. Miami's Brenna told reporters, "I'm here to speak for all those who can no longer speak. We are here to support those who can no longer support themselves."
In the parade in Miami, students and alumni of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Middle School attended the parade. Catherine Zhao said: "I am here because I am a proud member of the 2014 graduating class."
Thousands of Americans have also joined the marches across the country, condemning the violence of the raging guns and showing solidarity with Marjorie Stoneman’s Douglas middle school students.
Hamidiya Ahmed, 18, told reporters in Portland, Maine that she was participating in the parade because "we need to stand up to gun violence and our leaders must step up gun violence."
In Albany, New York, the 17-year-old Karin said: "Because I realized that I have a say, and I have the power to change the country."