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Parkland Shooting Survivor Discusses Newfound Activism To End Gun Violence

In advance of the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington, Gabe Glassman, a sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, and his mother, Lisa Glassman, discuss how they've changed since the shooting.
Gabe Glassman is a sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. After the deadly shooting in February, he and his mother, Lisa, have become active in the gun control debate.

Many lives in the Parkland, Fla., community were transformed forever following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people on Feb. 14.

Since then, survivors have found they have a powerful voice in the gun control debate and have been speaking up online, on television and even at the White House.

Sophomore Gabe Glassman has been working with to report on the impact of the shooting on his

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