Protest At NRA To Draw Newtown Students

NEWTOWN, CT --- Students from Newtown schools will be among Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland and Florida students holding a protest at the NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, VA, Saturday, April 14 from noon-2 p.m. The rally will happen on the two-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting that killed 17 people.

Inspired by the student-organized national movement, the organizing students are focusing their effort on the NRA's relationship with lawmakers and the effect on potential gun control measures.

These speakers are confirmed for the event:

• Aalayah Eastmond, a survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. who spoke at the March for Our Lives event in Washington D.C. on March 24
• Jenny Wadhwa, a junior at Newtown High School and member of the Jr. Newtown Action Alliance
• Brenna Levitan, a senior at Montgomery Blair High School and Michael Solomon, a sophomore at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Md., co-presidents of Montgomery County Students for Gun Control, who spoke at a March 14 rally on the National Mall
• Olivia Mumma, a senior at Patriot High School in Nokesville, Va., who helped organize a school walkout and arranged buses for youth from Prince William County to attend March for Our Lives in Washington D.C. on March 24.

"We are calling out the gun lobby for their opposition to even sensible changes," says Paige Szipszky, a sophomore from Fairfax County co-organizing the protest.

SubscribeThe NRA Headquarters is located at 11250 Waples Mill Road in Fairfax.