- Emma Gonzalez stood silent for a total of six minutes and 20 seconds on the stage at the Washington, DC March For Our Lives demonstration
- That’s how long it took for Nikolas Cruz, 19, who admitted to killing 17 people and injuring 15 others with an AR-15 that he had obtained legally, to wreak havoc
- The shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida
- Gonzalez is a survivor of the tragedy that has fueled a heated gun control debate
Emma Gonzalez, who survived the school shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, stood silent for a total of six minutes and 20 seconds on the stage at the Washington, DC March For Our Lives demonstration.
That’s how long it took for Nikolas Cruz, 19, who admitted to killing 17 people and injuring 15 others with an AR-15 that he had obtained legally, to wreak havoc on February 14 in Parkland, Florida.
‘Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job,’ she said, ending her time of silence.
She led the crowd of half a million protesters in Washington, DC for the March For Our Lives movement in the powerful statement.
Emma Gonzalez, who survived the school shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, stood silent for a total of six minutes and 20 seconds on the stage at the Washington, DC
It was the Parkland school shooting massacre that happened on Valentine’s Day in Florida that has ignited the current nationwide debate on gun control.
The March For Our Lives demonstrations seek to call attention to the need for common sense gun reform that prevents tragic like this from happening.
Cruz remains in custody in Florida, charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
She a the crowd of half a million protesters in Washington, DC for the March For Our Lives movement in the powerful statement
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