One week after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the town of Parkland came together for a town meeting held by CNN. This town meeting took center stage in an arena where survivors, a parent and a teacher talked to Senators Marco Rubio (Republican), Bill Nelson (Democrat) and Congressman Ted Deutch, about their concerns and what would be done to stop massacres like this from happening ever again.

Although this was supposed to be a town hall meeting full of discussion about questions that the crowd presented, ultimately it turned into a discussion on what laws and safeguards can be put into action so that students everywhere will feel safe.

Sophomore Avery Anger, a survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, wanted to know whether or not it would be safe for her and her classmates to return to school.

“It was more of a debate than a discussion,” Anger said. “I don’t feel like they answered the question.”

Although they may have not answered specific ways the safety of Stoneman Douglas will change, the Senators and Congressman mostly focused on what will happen when they return to Washington. There was talk of raising the age requirement to purchase a rifle, creating a more extensive background check to be screened before a person purchases a gun and exploring the possibility of changing the size of a gun magazine.

What happened to the town of Parkland, Florida was a tragedy, but it is a tragedy that the town is fighting to make sure won’t happen ever again. They are a dedicated town that is fighting for the safety of everyone and hoping to save them from reckless gun tragedies in a places where they should feel safe and protected.

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