Video: Lockdown drills are the new calculus: Powerful words from students at Morristown march

They want to be students. Not targets.

That was the overarching theme delivered by high school students who organized Saturday’s March for Our Lives in Morristown to demand a ban on assault weapons and other gun law reforms.

Police estimated the crowd at 13,000. If you could not attend, here is video of some of the speeches, and comments from the House Minority Whip, Rep. Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland.

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Here is text of some of the speeches:

Bella Bhimani, Mendham H.S., lead organizer

Isabella Bosrock, West Morris Mendham H.S.

Caitlyn Dempsey, Randolph H.S.

Mia Paone, Chatham H.S.

And here is a slideshow of photos submitted by Morristown Green readers Alexandra Fisher (Morristown High ’21), James Stevenson and Bob DeCroce:

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