On the fourth anniversary of the Parkland shooting, activists and survivors publicly called on Biden to take action against gun violence.
David Hogg speaks to reporters as Manuel Oliver displays a banner calling on government officials to prioritize gun violence prevention from a construction crane near the White House. Photo: Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Imagesthe Parkland community mourned the fourth anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 students and a teacher dead.
Manuel Oliver, who lost his son Joaquin Oliver in the shooting, was arrested after he climbed a crane in Washington, D.C. on Monday morning to hang a large banner reading, "45K people died from gun violence on your watch.
March For Our Lives, the gun violence prevention group founded by Parkland students, along with advocacy organizations Guns Down America and Change the Ref launched ""Biden has been a friend, but not a leader," Hogg said on CNN. "He's made small steps but it's not enough. The president hasn't been receptive to our demands. We expected this from Trump, but we're shocked that it's coming from Biden.
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