Emma González Kept America in Stunned Silence to Show How Quickly 17 People Died at Parkland
on Saturday and stood silent for more than four minutes. “In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us, 15 more were injured, and everyone — absolutely everyone in the Douglas community — was forever altered,” González said, beginning her speech at the Washington, D.C. march. “Everyone who was there understands. Everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands. For us, long, tearful, chaotic hours in the scorching afternoon sun were spent not knowing. No one understood the extent of what had ...
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