SANTA ANA, Calif._Thousands gathered in Santa Ana's Centennial Regional Park on Saturday afternoon for what was expected to be one of the largest March for Our Lives events in Orange County.
At a rally demanding an end to gun violence, the crowd chanted "Never again!" and "Vote them out!"
The crowd was full of young faces. Andrew Gutierrez, 15, said he's been anxious about going to school since the Parkland shooting. "I want to feel safe going to school," the Anaheim resident said. "I shouldn't hesitate if I want to go to school."
Micah McCathern, a second-grader who lives in Placentia, made his own sign with red and black markers Saturday morning. "There has been way too many deaths from gun violence," he said. "We just need to stop it now before any more happen."
Sara Ajifu, 32, of Garden Grove, said she was at the event to show solidarity with young people protesting the nation's gun laws and to show them they're not alone.
After listening to speakers who included Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and billionaire activist Tom Steyer, the crowd began to march along the road that encircles the park.
