Gun control activists register voters near Columbine

By Christen Smith

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivor Carlos “Carlitos” Rodriguez speaks as teens kick off a voter registration rally, a day ahead of the 19th anniversary at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. (Photo: Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Teenagers in the Denver suburb of Littleton organized a rally Thursday to amp up youth voter registration ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections.
The “Vote for Our Lives” event cites inspiration from the March for Our Lives demonstrations held across the country last month. Both groups want stricter regulations on gun sales in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that claimed 17 lives.
“It’s about knowing what you’re voting for, who you’re voting out and who you’re voting in,” said event organizer Madison Rose during an interview with Westword. “We don’t want to tell people what to think, but supply the information so hopefully they’ll form their own opinion.”
The event featured speeches from survivors and family members of recent school shootings, including 20 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, as well as survivor of the Aurora movie theater shooting and a teacher from Columbine.
“The subject we’re passionate about is getting the conversation started of not necessarily gun control, but how can we

Source: Guns.com