Emma Gonzalez

If I'm able to communicate one thing to adults, it would be this: it should not be easier to purchase a gun than it is to obtain a driver's license, and military-grade weapons should not be accessible in civilian settings. ”

Insecurities are debilitating a lot of times. ”

Trees face many difficulties, what with deforestation and pollution, but that didn't stop me from wanting to be one - to just stop feeling and live. ”

What matters is that the majority of American people have become complacent in a senseless injustice that occurs all around them. What matters is that most American politicians have become more easily swayed by money than by the people who voted them into office. ”

Crying is a kind of communication, and communication is awesome. ”

I am not a crisis actor. ”

That's the number one rule after you lose someone is go to somebody else, go to the people around you, be with the people that you love. ”

Many people in this world are not raised to understand the concept of consent, in all walks of life, and it's important that abusers of consent not be treated as victims when they are rightfully exposed. ”

We're not saying 'no guns.' We are saying we want to regulate semi-automatic weapons and the accessories that make them fully automatic because fully automatic weapons are banned. ”

To every politician who is taking donations from the NRA, shame on you. ”