AUSTIN, Texas — This weekend, people across the country will march to show their support for gun reform legislation.
The organization March For Our Lives was started by the survivors of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018.
A large march in Washington, D.C., is expected but there will also be smaller ones, including in Austin. According to the group's website, 300 localized marches are expected around the nation.
PHOTOS: March for Our Lives rally for gun law reform at Texas Capitol
The organization and supporters gathered at the State Capitol at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
One of the speakers at the event, Jasmin Cazarez, lost her sister and a cousin in the Uvalde school shooting. She spoke of creating change in honor of her sister.
"I am unbelievably angry but I am not going to turn my anger into hate. I am going to channel that anger and I am going to create some real change," she said.
"I am doing this for you sister. If you can see me, I am doing this for you. You will be remembered. I promise you," she continued.
"Everywhere we look, gun violence is decimating our families and communities," the March For Our Lives website states. "Whether it’s the mass shootings in shopping malls, concerts, schools, and places of worship, the retaliatory gun violence in urban neighborhoods haunted by the legacy of economic disinvestment, racism, and poverty, or the solitary suicides committed nationwide with increasing frequency, gun violence adds up: over 100 Americans die from it every day. 100+ lives lost every single day. We started March For Our Lives (MFOL) to say, 'Not One More.'"
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