March on the NRA

press release: On August 4, Wisconsin high school students will put on a sibling protest to the National March On NRA in Fairfax, Virginia. Attendees will gather at the Library Mall and start the march down State Street at 4:00 PM, promptly.

The march will continue down State Street until protesters reach the East side of the Capitol. The protest will continue on the steps of the East side of the Capitol where speeches will be given by student activists/organizers, Wisconsin politicians, teachers, and those impacted by gun violence.

Speakers will include, Carlitos Rodrigues, a Parkland shooting survivor and Brady Campaign activist, Khary Penbaker, DNC Representative and a victim of gun violence, student organizers and activists, and more. A finalized speakers list will be released on July 28.

MarchOnNRA Wisconsin is partnered with the national March For Our Lives organization, which started in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and Team ENOUGH, a youth organization apart of the Brady Campaign.

MarchOnNRA Wisconsin is currently drafting legislation that includes, but not limited to, universal background checks, reinstituting the 48-hour waiting period, raising the age to purchase a firearm to 21, campaign finance, and more. Legislation will be reintroduced by

MarchOnNRA Wisconsin and state legislators in the current session and next session until passage. MarchOnNRA Wisconsin is inviting all members of the community to help lobby these bills in the state legislature.

Along with the legislation, MarchOnNRA Wisconsin will be pushing for a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin, similar to the Question 1 on the April 2018 ballot, expressing that all persons shall be free from gun violence.