The protest comes almost three weeks after 21 were killed in a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school. In Houston, demonstrators marched just over a half mile from City Hall to outside the office of Sen. Ted Cruz.
People gather at the Houston City Hall to attend a student-led March For Our Lives rally, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Houston. The rally pushes for meaningful reform to end gun violence.Gaby Diaz recalls the despair she felt as a high school student at Humble High School during the aftermath of the Columbine shooting in Colorado.
“When they lock you down, you don’t know if there’s a shooter in your building or across the street,” Diaz said. “It’s terrifying and it’s a sick dystopia.” Katherine Chen, high school senior and executive director of MFOL Houston, said her experience as a student has included three instances of gun violence.
“That’s not something that should happen to kids at school. Especially not when you’re 12 years old.”