If I'm able to communicate one thing to adults, it would be this: it should not be easier to purchase a gun than it is to obtain a driver's license, and military-grade weapons should not be accessible in civilian settings.
Interpretation
Gun control should be as stringent as obtaining a driver's license.
Emma Gonzalez emphasizes the importance of strict regulations on gun ownership, arguing that the ease with which one can acquire firearms, particularly military-grade weapons, is alarmingly disproportionate compared to the prerequisites for obtaining a driver's license. The quote reflects a call for societal change regarding firearms accessibility, advocating for safety and responsibility in the face of violence.
In practice
During a public speech on gun policy reform.
What matters is that the majority of American people have become complacent in a senseless injustice that occurs all around them. What matters is that most American politicians have become more easily swayed by money than by the people who voted them into office.
Mental illness and gun violence are not directly correlated, but when the two go hand in hand, Americans - often children - lose their lives.
In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us. Fifteen were injured. And everyone - absolutely everyone - in the Douglas Community was forever altered.
Get out and vote. If you can't vote, then register other people to vote. Get people to the polls; make sure that people who need to vote can vote.
You might not be a big fan of politics, but you can still participate. All you need to do is vote for people you believe will work on these issues, and if they don't work the way they should, then it is your responsibility to call them, organize a town hall, and demand that they show up - hold them accountable.
If you want to help arm the schools, arm them with school supplies, books, therapists - things they actually need and can make use of.
A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.
I asked all of our recruiters to give me all resumes of prospective employees with their name, gender, place of origin, and age blacked out. This simple change shocked me, because I found myself interviewing different-looking candidates - even though I was 100% convinced that I was not being biased in my resume selection process.
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.
A revolution is coming – a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough – but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.
Things bloosom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.
Ideas by themselves cannot produce change of being; your effort must go in the right direction, and one must correspond to the other.
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