I remember how dramatic a shift there was after the 2018 March For Our Lives - since then, U.S. has seen a huge tide of student activists ready to take to the streets and government offices to demand stricter gun control laws. However, public interest in gun control can easily wane after the news of shootings due to the constantly shifting news cycle.

To take you into the lives of people for whom gun control is a year-round issue, I interviews three student activists about their work and perspectives on the problem:
-Lydia Levy discusses the importance of student marches for political change and staying informed.
-Isabelle Scholes-Young clears up some misconceptions about the gun control movement and talks about using student marches as a first step for activism.
-Anand Chitnis detailing the many ways that students can create political change and talks about his predictions for the future of the movement.

Afterwards, I go over some gun control history, past acts of student activism (e.g. HARVARD BUTTER REBELLION 1766 - WILD), and the general sides of the gun control debate.

I know that it's difficult to stay on an issue 365 days a year, but real change requires persistent action. Sometimes I wonder, when I look back on my time spent in these days, will I be content with the effort I made for these issues? Maybe. Will you?
Hope you learn something new from this episode and take time later to research things that are important to you :)
-Kaylen

Great portals to get involved:
-Moco for Change: https://www.mocoforchange.org/
-March for Our Lives: https://marchforourlives.com/
-Website to plug in zip code and get info about your representative and the issues they stand on: https://5calls.org/

Fact compilation used (sources at end): https://docs.google.com/document/d/10DEQVbxr061VXM6omlmy_yRRvUgPlI30I_hLeQSCJPY/edit?usp=sharing

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