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Mass shootings unite community in hurt and hope. The March For Our Lives in Fort Myers in pictures

WGCU | By Kinfay Moroti

Published June 11, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT

The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

Emerson Black and her mother Lydia Antunes Black — The voice Emerson Black heard as tears fell down her face was familiar. Her mother, Lydia Antunes Black, let the 16-year-old know that she wasn't alone in her hurt. Lydia was also hurt deeply by the recent mass shootings across the United States. Those deaths moved Emerson and Lydia to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. More than 400 people attended the event that was one of hundreds held across the country. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 04: Moved by recent mass shootings, Amany Elgendy, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings, Amany Elgendy, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 05: The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 06: Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 07: Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Ashley Paris, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Ashley Paris, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

The recent mass shootings moved more than 400 people to attend the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 09: Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 10: Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Carling Witt, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Carling Witt, was among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers, and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

MFOL 11: Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed. — Moved by recent mass shootings across the United States, Am I Next Project members, were among more than 400 people attending the March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in downtown Fort Myers. The event was one of hundreds held across the United States. Local students, teachers and parents spoke of the toll that gun violence is having on their lives. Activists and community leaders called for legislative change. A moment of silence was observed.

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