At least 4,000 people registered to vote on Saturday at "March for Our Lives" protests across the United States, Reuters reports.
According to Reuters, at least 4,000 people had registered to vote by 8:30 p.m., with the number of those who signed up growing as more cities concluded their sister marches and reported registration totals.
Survivors of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have made voter turnout a primary focus of their calls to action.
"March for Our Lives" rallies across the country aimed to honor the memory of the 17 people who were killed in last month's shooting and show lawmakers the widespread support for gun control. Many speakers called on people to vote in their local and national elections to support candidates who will address gun violence.
My guess is that this 4,000 number is only the very beginning.
This is why these marches have panicked the conservatives so much.
It is not only that it is dramatically changing the gun law debate, it is that they are also recruiting new voters for the 2018/2020 elections.
And how many of these new voters do we really think are planning to vote Republican?
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