Students Call For Action At Oconee March For Our Lives Rally

More than 200 people of all ages showed up for the March For Our Lives rally at Oconee Veterans Park Saturday, which ended with the plea from two North Oconee County High School students for action.

“Those who do not support common sense gun legislation are putting their wants for guns above other people’s rights for life and safety,” Piper Cyterski, the first of the North Oconee County High School students to speak, told the group.

“If we get people talking about a problem, we can fix that problem,” Whit Lill, another North Oconee High School student, said. “Please do us a favor and talk about this issue.”

The event was sponsored by the Oconee County Democratic Committee and billed as nonpartisan. It was designed to coincide with other March For Our Lives events around the country.

Opening speakers were John Daniell, chair of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners and Amy Parish, a member of the Oconee County Board of Education. Both are Republicans.

“Regardless of your views on guns, regardless of your views on God,” Daniell said in opening the session, “Let’s focus on teaching that life is precious and let’s start defining success based on relationships.”

For more on the story and a video of all of the speakers, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Cyterski and Lill.