ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Survivors of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have been heavily involved in the debate over gun control even since a shooter killed 17 people at their school.
On Wednesday, leaders of the March For Our Lives unveiled their plan for addressing gun violence throughout the United States.
The plan, titled "A Peace Plan For A Safer America," outlines a six-pronged approach to addressing what the organization calls a “national gun violence epidemic”.
It uses the acronym “C.H.A.N.G.E.”, which stands for
- Change the Standards of Gun Ownership
- Halve the Rate of Gun Deaths in 10 Years
- Accountability for Gun Lobby & Industry
- Name a Director of Gun Violence Prevention
- Generate Community-Based Solutions
- Empower the Next Generation
Among the specifics included in the plan are establishing a national licensing and registry system promoting responsible gun ownership, a ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines, enacting so-called “red flag laws”, launching FEC and IRS investigations into the NRA, and appointing a National Director of Gun Violence Prevention.
March For Our Lives leaders say the plan represents “six bold steps that the next Presidential Administration and Congress must take to address this national gun violence epidemic”, and have added a subtitle to the plan that reads, "Created by survivors, so you don't have to be one."
You can read the plan by clicking here.
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