Parkland student calls March for Our Lives the ‘birth of a revolution’

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg said on Monday that nationwide March for Our Lives rallies held over the weekend represented “the birth of a revolution” in the fight for stricter gun laws. 

“This is just the beginning,” Hogg told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.” 

{mosads}”Nobody should be thinking this is the end, especially the politicians that are out there that are supported by the gun lobby and the [National Rifle Association],” he continued. 

“That was just an outpouring of support to show the materialization of what support we have online.” 

Hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. took to the streets on Saturday to protest gun violence and call for more gun control.

The marches were spurred by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month, which left 17 people dead and numerous others injured. 

Hogg, who has become one of the most prominent Parkland survivors calling for more gun control, called out Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for his ties to the gun lobby on Saturday during his comments in Washington, D.C. 

Hogg put a price tag on a lectern representing the amount of money Rubio’s campaign took from the NRA for each of the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting.

“First off, I’m going to start off by putting this price tag right here as a reminder for you guys to know how much Marco Rubio took for every student’s life in Florida,” Hogg said.

The senator praised the protests on Saturday but said change will only be achieved through compromise between gun rights and gun control advocates. 

Today many are peacefully exercising their #1A right to march for gun ban. Many support gun ban. But many others see it as infringement of #2A that won’t prevent shootings. Protest is good way of making a point,but making a change will require both sides finding common ground

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 24, 2018