UNC students urge lawmakers to tighten gun laws
WHAT OUR IMPACTS FOR THE COAST
WILL BE COMING.
>> IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, UNC
CHAPEL HILL STUDENTS PLAN TO
HOLD A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE. THEY'RE
DEMANDING LAWMAKERS MAKE AND
TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TO END
GUN VIOLENCE. WRAL'S DESTINY.
PATTERSON JOINS US LIVE WITH
THEIR MESSAGE. DESTINY.
>> WELL, DAD, LIKE YOU SAID, WE
ARE EXPECTING SEVERAL STUDENT
GROUPS TO GET TOGETHER HERE IN
JUST ABOUT AN HOUR. YOU CAN SEE
THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO SET
UP. THEY'VE GOT SPEAKERS HERE
GETTING READY FOR THAT EVENT.
AND ALREADY THIS MORNING, WE'VE
HEARD FROM SOME OF THOSE
STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
GUN VIOLENCE. IT WAS HOSTED
IN A NEWS CONFERENCE BY
REPRESENTATIVE LAURA. BUT AND
SENATOR GREGG MYERS NOW TODAY
IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE
STUDENTS ARE HOPING TO CONNECT
WITH STATE LAWMAKERS AS THEY
WORK TO PASS THE BUDGET.
ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE 2
SPECIFIC ISSUES THEY'RE HONING
IN ON. THAT'S GUN CONTROL AND
VOTER RIGHTS. THE STUDENTS SAY
THEY WANT TO SEE TIGHTER GUN
LAWS LIKE RED FLAG LAWS AND
REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECKS.
PLUS, THEY SAY THEY WANT
YOUNGER VOTERS TO GET EXCITED
ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED WITH
THE HOPES OF ENDING GUN
VIOLENCE. SEVERAL STUDENTS
WHO'VE BEEN AFFECTED BY SCHOOL
GUN VIOLENCE ARE MEETING WITH
LAWMAKERS TODAY AND THEY SAY
THEY'RE HOPING THE RECENT
SHOOTING AT UNC WILL ENCOURAGE
LAWMAKERS TO MAKE CHANGE.
>> I AM SICK OF THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS. I WANT BILLS AND I
WANT CHANGE.
>> BEING PART OF THE LOCKDOWN
GENERATION IS NOT SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF.
AND NOW WE HAVE AND ALL OF US
HERE ARE A PART OF IT. THIS
IS NOT A GROUP. THIS IS NOT A
CLUB THAT YOU WANT TO BE A PART
OF. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. NO MORE
SILENCE.
>> AGAIN, 1 O'CLOCK MARCH FOR
OUR LIVES RALLY WILL HAPPEN
RIGHT HERE. WE'RE EXPECTING
A LARGE TURNOUT WITH STUDENTS
FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
>> ALL ACROSS THE STATE,
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM CHAPEL
HILL WITH THE RECENT EVENTS,