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Gonzalez has been criticized for her Fort Lauderdale, Florida speech by many in the political right wing of American politics and press.<ref name=MiamiHerald-AttacksFromRight-2018 /><ref name=Guardian-RightWingMedia-2018>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|title=How rightwing media is already attacking Florida teens speaking out|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/20/how-rightwing-media-is-already-attacking-florida-teens-speaking-out|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>
Gonzalez has been criticized for her Fort Lauderdale, Florida speech by many in the political right wing of American politics and press.<ref name=MiamiHerald-AttacksFromRight-2018 /><ref name=Guardian-RightWingMedia-2018>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|title=How rightwing media is already attacking Florida teens speaking out|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/20/how-rightwing-media-is-already-attacking-florida-teens-speaking-out|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

In her speech she stated, "Because Australia had one mass shooting in 1999 in Port Arthur (and after the) massacre introduced gun safety, and it hasn't had one since," which overlooks several instances of mass shootings, including the [[2014 Sydney hostage crisis]].{{cn|date=February 2018}}{{Original research inline|date=February 2018}}

Gonzalez also stated that, "We certainly do not understand why it should be harder to make plans with friends on weekends than to buy an automatic or semi-automatic weapon," when in fact automatic firearms in the US are highly regulated by the [[Firearm Owners Protection Act]] and nearly impossible to obtain.{{cn|date=February 2018}}{{Original research inline|date=February 2018}}


Critics of the speeches have accused the students, including Gonzalez, of being crisis actors. This led to a Florida legislative aid Benjamin Kelly being fired.<ref name=MiamiHerald-AttacksFromRight-2018 /><ref name=ChicagoTribune-AideFired-2018>{{cite news|last1=Eltagouri|first1=Marwa|title=A Florida lawmaker's aide called school-shooting survivors 'actors.' Within hours, he was fired.|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-florida-aide-school-shooting-actors-20180220-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
Critics of the speeches have accused the students, including Gonzalez, of being crisis actors. This led to a Florida legislative aid Benjamin Kelly being fired.<ref name=MiamiHerald-AttacksFromRight-2018 /><ref name=ChicagoTribune-AideFired-2018>{{cite news|last1=Eltagouri|first1=Marwa|title=A Florida lawmaker's aide called school-shooting survivors 'actors.' Within hours, he was fired.|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-florida-aide-school-shooting-actors-20180220-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=20 February 2018}}</ref>

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Emma Gonzalez
Bornc. 1999 or 2000 (age 24–25)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActivist
Years active2018-present

Emma Gonzalez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɣonˈsales], also spelled González; born c. 1999/2000) is an American activist and advocate for gun control.[1][2][3] She is a survivor of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida in February 2018.[4]

Early life and education

Gonzalez is from Florida. Her father is an attorney and her mother is a math tutor.[5]

Gonzalez is expected to graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in the Spring of 2018. Prior to the shooting, she had plans on attending local college to study science.[5]

Background

On February 18, 2018, Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gave a speech in front of the Broward County Courthouse at a gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[6] The speech was in reaction to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, where a gunman the school and killed 17 and injured many others.[2]

In the speech she pledged to work with her peers to pressure lawmakers to change the law.[4] The speech featured a call and response: "We call BS," in response to gun laws, calling for advocacy and empowering young people to speak out against school shootings.[7][8] According to The Washington Post, Gonzalez's speech became emblematic of the "new strain of furious advocacy" that sprung up immediately after the shooting.[1]

Gonzalez's speech appeared on YouTube and quickly went viral.[2][9] Gonzalez had been invited, along with other students, to speak at the rally by a school official.[10] Gonzalez was emotional in her delivery, often holding back tears, with the speech reflecting the trauma of the event and the outrage at gun violence in schools in the United States.[11]

In her speech, described as "scathing", she criticized lawmakers and President Donald Trump for receiving money from the National Rifle Association:[12]

If the President wants to ... tell me to my face that it was a terrible tragedy ... I'm going to happily ask him how much money he received from the National Rifle Association. ... Thirty million dollars. And divided by the number of gunshot victims in the United States in the one and one-half months in 2018 alone, that comes out to being $5,800. Is that how much these people are worth to you, Trump?

— Emma Gonzalez[2]

Gonzalez is one of the teenage leaders of a protest movement against gun violence in the United States.[13]

The people in the government who are voted into power are lying to us ... And us kids seem to be the only ones who notice and are prepared to call B.S.

— Emma Gonzalez[4]

Gonzalez has continued to speak out as part of a nationwide movement against gun violence by students, which includes a school walkout on April 20, 2018, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre.[14] She and fellow survivors spoke with Florida state legislators in Tallahassee on February 20, 2018. The students also plan on attending and speaking at a town hall hosted by CNN on February 21, 2018.[5]

In addition to launching the #NeverAgain movement,[15], more specifically group Never Again MSD, which stands for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the students are participating in the March 24, 2018 nationwide protest called March for Our Lives.[16]

Criticism

Gonzalez has been criticized for her Fort Lauderdale, Florida speech by many in the political right wing of American politics and press.[6][17]

Critics of the speeches have accused the students, including Gonzalez, of being crisis actors. This led to a Florida legislative aid Benjamin Kelly being fired.[6][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Horton, Alex (18 February 2018). "Advice from a survivor of the Florida school shooting: It's time to start ignoring Trump". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ a b c d "Florida student Emma Gonzalez to lawmakers and gun advocates: 'We call BS'" (Includes video and transcript). CNN. 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Florida survivors to march on Washington". BBC News. 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Bailey, Jason M. (18 February 2018). "Emma González Leads a Student Outcry on Guns: 'This Is the Way I Have to Grieve'". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b c Aradillas, Elaine (20 February 2018). "How Emma Gonzalez' World Has Changed Since the Mass Shooting In Her School". People.
  6. ^ a b c Rabin, Charles (20 February 2018). "Parkland students face new attack, this time from the political right on social media". Miami Herald.
  7. ^ Cohen, Travis (19 February 2018). "This Is What Righteousness Sounds Like: The Importance of Emma González". Miami New Times.
  8. ^ Witt, Emily (18 February 2018). "Calling B.S. in Parkland, Florida". The New Yorker.
  9. ^ "Future President? WATCH as Florida School Shooting Survivor, Emma Gonzalez, Goes Viral As She Tells Donald Trump and the NRA "Shame on You!"". Latina. 18 February 2018.
  10. ^ Aradillas, Elaine (19 February 2018). "School Shooting Survivor Emma Gonzalez Speaks Out: "We Don't Want These People in Charge Anymore"". People.
  11. ^ Moore, Suzanne (19 February 2018). "After Florida, I had lost hope. Then I saw Emma González | Suzanne Moore". The Guardian.
  12. ^ Ewing, Michelle (18 February 2018). "WATCH: Florida school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez slams politicians, NRA in emotional speech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  13. ^ Hayes, Christal (17 February 2018). "Emma Gonzalez survived the Florida shooting. Now she's taking on Trump and the NRA". USA Today.
  14. ^ Todd, Chuck; Gonzalez, Emma; Kasky, Cameron; Hogg, David; Wind, Alex; Corin, Jaclyn. "Full Students Interview: 'Attention is on us now'" (Video interview). Meet the Press. NBC News.
  15. ^ Witt, Emily (19 February 2018). "How the Survivors of Parkland Began the Never Again Movement". The New Yorker.
  16. ^ Aggeler, Madeleine (20 February 2018). "Change Never Happens Until Young People Like Emma González Demand It". The Cut. New York.
  17. ^ Wilson, Jason (20 February 2018). "How rightwing media is already attacking Florida teens speaking out". The Guardian.
  18. ^ Eltagouri, Marwa (20 February 2018). "A Florida lawmaker's aide called school-shooting survivors 'actors.' Within hours, he was fired". Chicago Tribune.
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