The March for Our Lives was a student-led demonstration in support of gun control legislation held in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018 and in over 880 places throughout the United States and around the world. It was one of the largest protests in American history, with turnout estimated between 1.2 and 2 million people. The protests followed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting a month earlier, which at the time was described in mainstream news media as a possible tipping point for gun control legislation. Unfortunately, little has been done. On April 7, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced six actions to address the gun violence public health epidemic.
These photographs by Magnum photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti and Flickr photographer Fibonacci Blue offer a glimpse of the diversity and scope of gun control protests in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota between March 14 and June 2, 2018. Since that time, the number of protests and the photo documentation of them have declined.
These photographs by Magnum photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti and Flickr photographer Fibonacci Blue offer a glimpse of the diversity and scope of gun control protests in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota between March 14 and June 2, 2018. Since that time, the number of protests and the photo documentation of them have declined.
Analy High School students stage a walk out during a nationwide protest for gun control. Sebastopol, California, March 14, 2018. © Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos
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Gun-rights supporters. Sebastopol, California, March 14, 2018. © Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos
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The "March For Our Lives" protest against gun violence at Courthouse Square. The nation-wide demonstration was organized by student leaders, many of them survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out nationwide. Santa Rosa, California, March 24, 2018. © Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos
The "March For Our Lives" protest against gun violence at Courthouse Square. Santa Rosa, California, March 24, 2018. © Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos
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Santa Rosa, California, March 24, 2018. © Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos
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Moms Demand Action against gun violence. Around 300 people gathered on the steps of the Minnesota capitol to call attention to the impact by gun violence. Speakers called for simple, common sense gun control laws. St. Paul, Minnesota, June 2, 2018. Photograph by Fibonacci Blue
St. Paul, Minnesota, June 2, 2018. Photograph by Fibonacci Blue
