A gripping silence linked the Florida shooting to today's march in Washington

WATCH: Emma González brings #MarchForOurLives to tears

WATCH: Emma González brings #MarchForOurLives to tears

She continued: "Everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands". Miley Cyrus, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and other performers Numerous celebrities have lent their support to the students' cause, and nine big names have agreed to perform at the main rally in Washington.

The protesters gathered at at Pine Trails Park for Saturday's rally before walking about two miles to the high school, the site of February's massacre where 17 students and staff members were killed. "The second you say 'control, ' it makes people automatically jump to conclusions".

In the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, the teenage leaders of the March for Our Lives had a message for the nation's leaders: "The voters are coming!" said Cameron Kasky, to cheers.

Gonzalez spoke with other Parkland, Florida, students on Saturday at a protest in Washington to demand action on gun control. Alongside a photo of Gonzalez, who wore a Cuban flag patch, the page noted Gonzalez's Cuban heritage and stated her "ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens".

Stoneman Douglas High School is about 40 miles away from President Donald Trump's golf club in Mar-A-Lago, which is where he staying this weekend as the March for Our Lives demonstrations across the country are taking place.

However, Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who has previously voted against stricter laws on high-capacity magazines and semi-automatic weapons, said the student rallies will likely make a difference as Congress takes on the issue again.

Gonzalez then named all the victims of the Parkland shooting, before pausing for several minutes.

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"Guns have long scared our children", she said.

"We have a lot of people who are inspired", said Kobey Lofton, a student from Chicago's South Side who also traveled overnight to Washington on Friday with 12 busloads of fellow students and adults.

"This day is to say, 'Yes, we are sad but we are doing something about it, ' to not be another statistic or victim, '" Cole said.

"Nicholas, we are all here for you". "If I wasn't so open about who I was I never would've been able to do this". I feel their pain, but if they're going to concentrate on gun control, I think they're wasting their time, ' Pollack told CBS News.

While my cousin Adam wasn't harmed, I don't want issues such as this to remain unsolved because people can not attempt to talk to others and understand other perspectives.

"It's insane to think that (the shooting) happened at our school", senior Lauren Kuperman said. Other cities across the country have adopted different approaches for their independently organized marches. No one could believe that there were bodies in that building waiting to be identified for over a day.

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