Students marched at the Capitol on February 21, 2018, Photograph of the Nation, J. Scott Applewhite
Time, Jennifer Calfas
Quotes from School Shooting Survivors and their Families
“What these politicians that are in Congress are trying to do is make us forget. They are hoping that we move on with our lives. They continue to get re-elected and we are not going to let that happen.” – David Hogg
“Dana Loesch (NRA spokesperson), I want you to know that we will support your two children in the way that you will not.” – Emma Gonzalez
Bullets grazed Samantha Grady as she hid by shelves, attempting to protect herself from bullets with books, following the advice of her friend who died. When asked about her friend’s condition Samantha choked with tears stating, “She didn’t make it.”
“My daughter has no voice. She was murdered last week. She was taken from us. Shot nine times on the third floor. My daughter I’m not going to see again. She’s not here. She’s at the King David Cemetery. That’s where I go to see my kid now. We as a country have failed our children…we need to come together as a country and work on what’s important, and that is protecting our children…We need to come together as a country and figure out, how do we protect the schools.” – Father
This article is part of a three-week series that will seek to understand the jarring, irreversible impact of the murder of 17 people at the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, along with the laws, policy, and negligence that permitted the shooting. It will also provide paths toward activism to achieve change.