Young America in Action: The Rally for Gun Control

THE ISSUE: Millions of demonstrators who joined the youth-led March for Our Lives to protest gun violence.

I truly believe that the protection of our children or any citizen against gun violence is paramount. My heart goes out to those families affected by the tragic incident (“Up in Arms,” March 25).

Unfortunately, I believe that rather than protesting for added gun laws, people should be protesting for the enforcement of our current gun laws.

Adding new laws is not going to protect our youth and adults unless existing laws are enforced. George Coppola Whippany, NJ

Some members of the Parkland community were not invited to the march because they advocated for school safety instead of gun confiscation.

Andrew Pollack, whose daughter was shot nine times and killed by the Parkland shooter, gets no media adoration.

Kyle Kashuv, a student survivor of the Parkland shooting, has been meeting with members of Congress as well as the president and First Lady Melania Trump about safety in schools.

They are not loved by the media because they’re not leftists. Connie Waterman Narberth, Pa.

I’m so proud of the teens from Parkland who inspired the March for Our Lives in cities and towns across America.

Despite the tragedies at Columbine, Newtown and scores of other schools, I can’t help but believe the Parkland massacre will be the tipping point, and Congress will finally come to grips with America’s fixation on guns.

Great social change never comes easy. To the tens of thousands of students who are standing up against gun violence, I thank you for reminding us what is right. Denny Freidenrich Laguna Beach, Calif.

I was amazed listening to these teenagers speak on Saturday.

I hope President Trump is listening, so he can hear how these young adults speak intelligently and do not lie.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall of the golf club where Trump is hiding this week. Jeff Gold White Plains

I did not attend the march, but I made a sign that read: “Our lives matter; no more guns; no more violence.”

While taking the bus and walking down the street, I saw many other signs, and both young and old people out in vast numbers for the march.

I hope Trump learned something from those protesting. The United States needs better gun control; a lot of lives will be saved. Amy Rosenfeld Manhattan

These young adults are not being manipulated or exploited into marching. They’re tired of hearing about school murders. They don’t want to be sent home from school in a box.

There is no excuse for these murderous weapons being sold. When I was growing up, men — not boys — had rifles for hunting, and the police had guns with six bullets in them.

The 19-year-old Parkland shooter should never have been allowed to purchase so many guns and so much ammo, regardless of his mental state.

Good for these kids. God bless them and keep them safe. S. Kane Brooklyn

The march was more of an anti-Trump protest than a gun-control rally.

Since the incident in Parkland, we’ve heard little of the Obama-era discipline rule that bullied schools into ignoring the violent acts of its students (“A Disciplined Fix,” March 25).

Paul Sperry pointed out that as a result of this policy, school officials might have been hesitant to notify law enforcement of a student’s past threats and erratic behavior.

It’s President Barack Obama, not Trump, who has blood on his hands. Nicholas Maffei Bronxville

If people are going to protest gun violence, they must bring up the subject of bullying in schools as one of the reasons for this violence. Frank Gonzalez Norwalk, Conn.

The ’60s called; they want us to know that the whole “Children Shall Lead Us” thing might not work out the way we think. Robert Palermo West Orange, NJ