“…we need action NOW.”
After the shooting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC), several former Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and families of those killed during the shooting at the Parkland, Florida high school, called for action to be taken, although they disagreed with the path forward.
Since the February 14,2018,shooting in Florida, parents, siblings, spouses and classmates of those who lost their lives pushed for changes they asserted could help prevent others from suffering a similar loss. On Tuesday, two people were killed and at least four were injured during a shooting at UNCC before the suspected shooter was apprehended. The shooting was a reminder of the reality for students on campuses across the country and the people who have been fighting for change for over a year reignited their calls for something to be done to stop the violence.
Family members and friends wait for their loved ones at a staging area after a shooting on the campus of University of North Carolina Charlotte in University City, Charlotte, on Tuesday. In the wake of the shooting, families of Parkland victims and activists called for change but differed on the solution. LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images
During a discussion at the White House in the days following the Parkland shooting, Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed, made a plea in favor of school safety.
