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Parkland Shooting 2018
Emma González Kept America in Stunned Silence to Show How Quickly 17 People Died at Parkland
https://time.com/5214322/emma-gonzalez-march-for-our-lives-speech/González, one of the leaders of the #NeverAgain movement, spoke for less than two minutes and then suddenly fell silent, marking the length of time it took for a gunman to kill 17 people in a rampage at her high school last month.
She stared straight ahead, breathing deeply while tears streamed down her face. At times, the crowd of thousands cheered her name and chanted, “Never again,” while she held a powerful silence at the podium for more than four minutes, until a timer beeped.
“Since the time that I came out here, it has been six minutes and 20 seconds,” she said, breaking her silence. “The shooter has ceased shooting and will soon abandon his rifle, blend in with the students as they escape, and walk free for an hour before arrest. Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job.”
Hundreds of thousands of students participated in the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. and in sibling rallies around the country on Saturday, calling for action to end gun violence.
