WATCH LIVE: Florida school shooting survivors speak as students hold a rally calling for gun control measures in the state's capital cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"If we had stricter gun control measures in Florida, 17 families will be having dinner tonight together instead of mourning the loss of their loved ones," Stoneman Douglas student Florence Yared says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"If you do not take action, now, we, the future leaders of America, will," student Florence Yared tells Congress cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"If we are going to protect our future, why are none of us protecting our children?" student says. "The AR-15 is a senseless weapon that by default can shoot out over 600 rounds. It does not take 600 rounds to stop an intruder in your home.” cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"Soon enough, many of us will be old enough to to vote these people who choose inaction and silence over the rights of our people," student says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"I did not wait out an hour, fearing for my life, just to watch yesterday, the horror of an overwhelming vote against a life-saving bill," student says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"We more than anyone else understand the violence. We more than anyone else understand what it feels like to lose somebody," Stoneman Douglas student says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"I was in a closet, locked, for 4 hours with people who I would consider almost family, crying and weeping on me, begging for their lives. I understand what it is like to text my parents goodbye," student Alfonso Calderon says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"An evil boy with a weapon of war took 17 people from their families. How many more people have to die before something changes?" Stoneman Douglas student says cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
"We have nothing to lose and the only thing we have to gain at this point is our safety," student Delaney Tarr says. "We know what we want. We want gun reform. We want commonsense gun laws. We want stronger mental health checks and background checks to work in conjunction.”
"We have had enough of thoughts and prayers. We have had enough of, we are in your consideration," student Delaney Tarr says. "We know that that is not true. If you supported us, you would've made a change long ago and you would be making change now.” cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
Stoneman Douglas student describes scene of school shooting: "It is nothing but luck that saved us, and this is not OK." cbsn.ws/2sJSYHs
