Never Again MSD
| Motto | For survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting, by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting. |
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| Formation | February 15, 2018 |
| Purpose | Gun control advocacy |
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Never Again MSD (MSD refers to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School) is an American student-led gun control organization that advocates for tighter regulations to prevent gun violence. The group, also known by the hashtag #NeverAgain, was formed in the aftermath of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students and staff members were fatally shot by a former student armed with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle. The group started on social media as a movement "For survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting, by survivors of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting" using the hashtag #NeverAgain. The group has staged protests demanding legislative action to be taken to prevent similar shootings in the future and has vocally condemned U.S. lawmakers who have received political contributions from the National Rifle Association (NRA). The group was credited in the Washington Post as winning a "stunning victory" against the NRA in the Florida legislature in March 2018 when both houses voted for various gun control measures. The law increases funding for school security and raises the required age to buy a gun from 18 to 21.
The group was founded by approximately twenty students who survived the Stoneman Douglas shooting. Among its most prominent members Alfonso Calderon, Sarah Chadwick, Emma González, David Hogg, and Cameron Kasky.
The group was formed by Cameron Kasky and his school friends in the first four days after the shooting. The initial three co-founders were Kasky, Alex Wind, and Sofie Whitney. On February 15, 2018, one day after the massacre, Kasky met with Wind at a candlelight vigil. Wind stated, "The day after the shooting, we said something needs to happen; there needs to be a central space; there needs to be a movement." After the vigil, Kasky invited Wind and Whitney to his house. Kasky came up with the name "Never Again" while the group stayed up through the night to make plans, and he posted "Stay alert. #NeverAgain" to Facebook.
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