A movement sparked by the shooting deaths of 17 people at Parkland High School in Florida morphed into an adult-led anti-Second Amendment protest using the March for Our Lives teens to register voters.
The “Road to Change” bus tour started in Chicago on Friday and includes dozens of events in more than 20 states over the summer, including Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
“This summer, we’re going on a nationwide bus tour to get as many young people as possible educated, registered, and motivated to vote,” the March for Our Lives website states. “It’s time to turn our energy into action. Join the millions that marched for change, and march with us to the polls this November.”
Come out tomorrow for some fun, food, and voter registration! Free barbecue for the first 500 people! #RoadToChange pic.twitter.com/R0LA12gurQ[1][2]
— March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) June 16, 2018[3]
The website seeks to recruit “supporters and partners” to advance an agenda that includes blaming the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the mass shootings and targets elected officials who support the Second Amendment’s guarantee to protect citizens’ right to bear arms.
But while it does not name any supporters or partners, March for Our Lives’ mission statement[4] does include language that implies adult involvement and lists demands also promoted by groups and individuals who share the same left-wing agenda.
“March For Our Lives was created by, inspired by, and led by the students of Parkland, but has since curated student allies of all ethnicities, religions, and sexualities across the country,” the mission statement states.
The demands include:
— Universal, comprehensive background checks
— Requiring the Bureau of
