Despite all of their efforts, they say very little has changed. Several of them also organized and spoke at the March for Our Lives rally. Last year, students from Columbine invited their peers from Parkland, Florida to Colorado to attend a Vote for Our Lives rally. “We don’t want to traumatize people more but it’s like, if nothing is going to be done then we need to at least attempt to show people what is actually occurring because we can’t just keep sitting around,” Turner said. It was the cell phone video taken inside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting that left 17 students and staff members dead in Florida, that made her want to get involved in the movement. Turner says it might take a more drastic move to get people to understand the true horrors of gun violence and create lasting, effective change. “I believe that seeing victims’ faces is really moving, but we don’t really process how people died.
“A lot of times we're sheltered from the true realities of gun violence and what being shot really looks like,” Turner said. cards that reads, “In the event that I die from gun violence, please publicize the photo of my death.”įor Columbine High School senior Kaylee Turner, the campaign is about inspiring change to end gun violence. The campaign is called "My Last Shot" and it encourages people to sign a petition and place a sticker on the back of their I.D. A group of current Columbine High School students has started a campaign that they hope will change the perception of gun violence in the U.S.
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