IMPACT // Everytown for Gun Safety Natalia Weedy

– Grassroots Approach to Gun Safety –

Two local chapters of Everytown for Gun Safety respond in protest. Students Demand Action organized a powerful walkout on the steps of the South Building at UNC Chapel Hill to the August 28th, 2023 on campus shooting. Moms Demand Action gathered in Winston Salem for a vigil to honor five victims who lost their lives in a shooting on June 3rd, 2022. Upon attending both gatherings I documented some of the the raw emotion seen and felt throughout these events. Both groups advocate nationwide for gun reform and safety. Their actions were a call for urgent reform and solidarity in the fight for safer communities.

UNC Chapel Hill’s Students Demand Action

Kyle and Mitchell (pictured above) gave speeches with the support of Anderson Clayton, the UNC Young Democrat’s Chair showcasing the strength, and unity of the community.