Phoenix March for our Lives teens angry

As the nation mourns at least 10 people killed and at least 10 more injured in a mass shooting at a Texas high school Friday, teens across the country expressed solidarity with the victims and survivors.

Among them were the young organizers of the Phoenix version of March for our Lives, a coalition of rallies demanding guncontrol action that drew protesters into the streets for more than 800 marches in every U.S. state and across several continents in March.

“I was filled with a lot of grief. I cried a lot,” 17year-old Jordan Harb said Friday. “I’ve had kids cry in my classes, and it’s a lot of fear.”

Harb, who attends Mountain View High School in Mesa, was one of the main organizers of the Phoenix rally and is co-chair of March for our Lives Arizona.

Participants in recent months have held a die-in at the state Capitol and occupied the Governor’s Office demanding guncontrol and school-safety measures.

The Legislature failed to pass a school-safety proposal Gov. Doug Ducey introduced, and which March for Our Lives students said did not adequately address their concerns.

“What I have felt and kids around me felt is different about this shooting is we all are angry,” he said.

“After our initial grief and cries, we’re frustrated and angry because we marched in the streets 1 million strong across the country, occupied the Governor’s Office, wrote letters, we’re newlyfound activists for months and yet still 10 people are dead.”