20 years after the Columbine High School shooting, these students want photos of their dead bodies publicized, should they be killed by gun violence.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00As a young person living in America, I have essentially grown up my entire life with the fear of being shot in any public place.
00:30You can place the sticker on any personal item, such as your driver's license, your student ID, or your phone.
00:46On the sticker it says, in the event that I die by gun violence, please publicize the images of my death, signed, and then you sign your name on it.
01:01We know that these can be triggering to family members, and we hope that they don't seriously affect the healing processes of all these people.
01:11But if they can change the minds of some people about gun violence and wake people up to the realities, then it will have been worth it.
01:30I got a lot of my inspiration from the history of Emmett Till and how the graphic images of his open casket death sparked the civil rights movement in America.
01:50As I became more involved in gun violence prevention activism, I realized just how much America is sheltered from the horrific realities of gun violence.
02:11I live in a generation where I have never known a world without gun violence.
02:15I grew up knowing about mass shootings, and I knew that they were always a possibility no matter what.
02:21It wasn't just in schools, it was anywhere.
02:23Anyone, no matter what age, race, area, could be subjected to gun violence.
02:46My last shot as an organization is not for nor opposed for any specific gun legislation.
02:53Instead, we hope that we can give the power back to the people and make them feel like they have a say if they ever are to die by gun violence.