https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy en-us 2022-11-16 21:16:50 UTC 2022-12-06 03:48:37 UTC hello@padlet.com varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2387350809 The shooting occurred in Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. It resulted in the most fatal school shooting of all time in US history. This shooting ended up being the main cause for the "March For Our Lives" movement.]]> 2022-11-16 21:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2387350809 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2387370380 The first march is occurring a month after the MSDHS shooting, and is led by its survivors in order to honor and protest their deaths. Held on March 24th, 2018 in Washington, its main goal is to address and take legal action on gun use and its control. ]]> 2022-11-16 22:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2387370380 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2402643400 Gun violence and school shootings are a major threat to the US. Around 360 people are shot everyday in the US and 44% of all homicides include guns.]]> 2022-11-29 22:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2402643400 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2405759999 Cruz was diagnosed to be a sociopath- he tortured animals to no extent and proceeded with the shooting purely because he felt like it. He did it on Valentine's day because he thought no one loved him and he hated it, so he wanted to make it worse for everyone else. ]]> 2022-12-01 21:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2405759999 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2405765908 In response to the movement, state legislators started passing laws for restricted gun access. Over 4 months after the march and a Las Vegas shooting, 50 gun laws were finally passed. However, the NRA is still working behind the scenes to defeat this legislation.]]> 2022-12-01 21:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2405765908 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408165460 1700 miles apart but only 10 days apart, two major mass shootings occur in May, 2022. Over 254 mass shootings occured after the first March For Our Lives in Parkland, and eventually sparked deadly shootouts in Robb Elementary, Uvalde and the Tops supermarkets in Buffalo. ]]> 2022-12-04 17:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408165460 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408169473 On June 11th, 2022, more than 450 rallies were organized by the March for Our Lives movement leaders. The rallies forced the government to throw out much needed restrictions on gun usage. The second "march" of the March for Our Lives movement, 4 years later, has taken place. ]]> 2022-12-04 18:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408169473 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408173487 The shootouts have settled distress in a lot of people, especially the parents of the dead or injured children. The parents demanded action and wanted assault rifles and high magazine capacity guns to be banned. These calls for help sparked the rallies that occured 3 days later across the country. ]]> 2022-12-04 18:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408173487 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408177812 2022-12-04 18:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2408177812 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2409908719 Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Parkland shooting, 18 and from Cuba, is one of the major leaders of the March for Our Lives movement. Her passion and ferociousness in calling out the country's leaders and the NRA helped her lead the march for justice. Her speech included calling out the NRA and the leaders of the country on their inactivity regarding gun restrictions as well as impactfully displaying the scenes of the shooting through speech.

]]> 2022-12-06 00:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2409908719 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2410099700 The Governor of Texas, Abbott, has still not taken action on gun restrictions despite the rallies and the shooting. However, the pleas and rallies do not stop as they demand gun access to be pushed back from 18 to 21. The crowd also demands Abbott to be replaced effective immediately. ]]> 2022-12-06 03:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2410099700 varunuttaravilli296 https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2410105816 I believe the first march of the movement in Washington, DC to honor the Parkland victims and to bring justice, was the strongest turning point in the movement because it was the first gun violence movement in over 20 years, and finally caused action regarding gun restrictions. ]]> 2022-12-06 03:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/varunuttaravilli296/w8cl47rrvyodsjqy/wish/2410105816