Alabamians joins March For Our Lives protests to end gun violence
Hundreds of people across the state of Alabama participated in March for Our Lives campaign on Saturday. The protests were organized by young people nationwide to call upon lawmakers to address the issue of gun violence in American schools and implement comprehensive gun control legislation. The March for Our Lives campaign is a demonstration created and organized by a group of students who survived the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. According to CNN; a petition on the event’s website gives three primary demands: Pass a law to ban the assault weapons frequently used to carry out mass shootings Stop the sale of high-capacity magazines, restricting the amount of ammunition Close loopholes in America’s background checks and implement laws that require background checks on every gun purchase, including those that occur online or at gun shows Here are some highlights from the marches across the state: Alabama 7th District U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (via Twitter:) Today I marched with my niece in memory of Courtlin Arrington of Huffman High School in Birmingham’s March for Our Lives. #NeverAgain #MarchForOurLives #EndGunViolence pic.twitter.com/Jk5pfGUxMV — Terri A. Sewell (@Sewell4Congress) March 24, 2018 Andrew Yawn (via Twitter:) #MarchForOurLives begins in Montgomery, Ala., the birthplace of the civil rights movement where peaceful protest continues to live #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/OVDpvwNTyt — Andrew Yawn (@yawn_meister) March 24, 2018 About says it all.#MarchForOurLives #MarchForOurLivesSign #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/ojBKpzyGOB — Andrew Yawn (@yawn_meister) March 24, 2018 Mickey Welsh (via Twitter:) Video: Students speak out at March For Our Lives rally in Montgomery https://t.co/AiHG9YOr4g via @mgmadvertiser #Montgomery #alpolitics #MarchForOurLives #NeverAgain — Mickey Welsh (@mickeywelsh) March 24, 2018 Zack Buckner Community Activist (via Facebook): Birmingham’s March for Our Lives Event 2018 (via Facebook🙂 Cheryl Williams Swainston (via Facebook:) Tabitha Isner, Democratic candidate for Alabama’s 2nd U.S. District (via Twitter:) Today at the #MarchForOurLives event in Dothan, Alabama, I invited my primary opponent @audri4alabama to join me in ripping up the #NRA candidate questionnaire that was sent to me this week. We stand TOGETHER for common sense gun reform. #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/TznFFx8mu6 — Isner for Congress (@TabithaK) March 25, 2018
