MA Teens To March For Gun Control

BOSTON, MA – A rally organized by Boston-area teens is expected to draw thousands of attendees next month. The "March for Our Lives," planned for March 24 on the Boston Common, is one of several gun control rallies across the country inspired by the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Organizer Julian Lopez-Leyva told NBC Boston the stance is in response to "legislators who have failed us consistently and consistently and consistently." In an interview with the network, he said it is up to the country's youth to push for change.

A Facebook page for the rally has over 4,000 people slated to attend and more than 25,000 people marked as "interested."

"[The survivors] are calling for a 'March for Our Lives,'" the organizers wrote. "Here in Boston – we heed their call."

The rally will run from 12-5 p.m. on the Boston Common.

Angelina Lazo, 18, center, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, holds a sign with other students and parents at an intersection near the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)