Show of Force as Students’ Grief Inspires Huge Gun Protests By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
The young people delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are “done hiding” from gun violence, and will stop at nothing to get politicians to prevent it. For many, the rallies were their first act of protest and a political awakening. The most powerful moments came from the surviving students of the shooting last month in Parkland, Fla.