Jefferson Lane
WHERE: Freeport
SCHOOL: Freeport High School
YEAR: Junior
Why he is participating:
- He’s scared. This is happening more and more and it’s happening in places you wouldn’t expect it to happen. Tired of people saying it can’t happen here.
- He feels access to guns is too easy but understand controlling gun sales is difficult.
- Thinks security at Freeport High School is lax.
- Room for compromise on gun control. Says the 2nd amendment shouldn’t be messed with, but there must be better background checks and some sort of compromise that can be worked out.
ON BEING HEARD - "One of the biggest downers online is that older people are like why should we listen to a generation that's obsessed with taking selfies and eating Tide Pods. Well, we're the ones going through this every day. It's our lives at stake. I want to go to school and survive the day and come home afterward. We've got some ideas, just give us a chance."