Parkland Survivors Are Not Alone
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In perhaps the strongest show of unity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students from Newtown High School took the stage with a sign of their own. A number of freshman at Newtown were survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 that left 20 six and seven-year-olds dead, as well as six staff members.
Gun violence is a national problem. Focusing the lens on an area wider than just schools and other “gun free zones” is important. In fact, while many argue that areas that prohibit guns create more attractive targets for shooters, statistics state that only 10 percent of targeted shootings take place in there.
