Following the devastating elementary school shooting in Uvalde,brunei lucah video Texas — just one in a string of mass shootings that recently occurred in the United States — thousands of people marched throughout the country in support of gun control on Saturday.
The events were organized by March For Our Lives, a movement that originated in 2018 after the Parkland, Florida school shooting. Now, four years later, students and others rallied in various cities to once again fight for change.
"After countless mass shootings and instances of gun violence in our communities, it’s time to take back to the streets and march for our lives," said the official March For Our Lives site. Here are harrowing yet inspiring photos from different protests:
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X Gonzalez, March For Our Lives co-founder and Parkland survivor, speaks during March For Our Lives in New York. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images 
Demonstrator from Los Angeles March For Our Lives protest. Credit: Sarah Morris/Getty Images 
Crosses honor the children killed in Uvalde, Texas in Brooklyn during March For Our Lives. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images 
Protestor holds sign calling Texas Sen. Ted Cruz a coward at the Los Angeles protest. Credit: Sarah Morris/Getty Images 
Protestor holds a sign that reads 'I should not have to march for this. Enough is enough' in Anaheim, California. Credit: Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images 
Oakland student and organizer Alex Ibarra, 11, speaks to attendees during a March for Our Lives rally in Oakland, California. Credit: Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images 
Student protestors at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images 
Los Angeles protestor holds sign that reads, 'I'm tired of fucking crying over dead kids. Period.' Credit: David McNew/Getty Images Topics Social Good