Here's Emma Gonzalez's March for Our Lives Speech

From Cosmopolitan

Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez has become a powerful activist, and when she took the stage to speak at today's March for Our Lives in D.C., the crowd was moved by her stunning speech, which lasted 6 minutes and 23 seconds, the length of the Parkland shooting.

"Six minutes and about twenty seconds. In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us, 15 were injured, and everyone, absolutely everyone, was forever altered," she began.

"Everyone who was there understands, everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands," she continued.

No one could comprehend the devastating aftermath or how far this reach or where this could go. For those who still can't comprehend because they refuse to, I'll tell you where it went. Right into the ground, six feet deep.

She went on to list the names of her classmates who died that day.

She them stopped speaking and stared into the crowd, tears streaming down her face.

She ended the silence with, "Since the time that I came out here, it has been six minutes and twenty seconds. The shooter has ceased shooting and will soon abandon his rifle, blend in with the students as they escape and walk free for an hour before arrest. Fight for your life before it’s somebody else’s job."

She exited the stage, crying, to shouts of, "Emma, Emma, Emma."

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