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>> nobody forced me. it's something that i feel obligated to do. i survived for a reason and i have a purpose. if my purpose is to fight for change, then i will do that. >> now, when you and others spoke at the huge march for lives, you laid out very specific goals about what you wanted, outlawing military-style weapons and in terms of background checks, very serious but simple goals. you have continued that all over the country. like i said, you've been with n.a.n. and others. are you confident that those goals will be part of what's considered in the midterm elections? >> yes, 100%, because ...

Many. it's not okay that school shootings are even happening. we need to come together, the youth, and those who are fighting this issue, especially in communities of color fighting this, we need to come together and not worry about the headlines and make the change. >> why did you decide to launch your june 2nd youth march from trump tower? >> we need to stand -- it's a symbol. we need to send a message to washington, to the nra and to president trump. this is not okay and no more schools can be shot up and no more guns can be in our communities. >> and that it's not going to blow over. we're...

Figure it out, in your view what should be done to change this endemic? >> common sense gun control. no civilian needs a rifle. even handguns, you have to be mentally stable to own these weapons. if you're going to own it, you need to own it for the right leans. >> it is a hunting state outside of new york city, but in the city one of the other issues, ramon, is that you have neighboring states to places like new york that have loose gun laws and people can bring them in. are those the kind of issues that you guys are talking about? >> yes. these guns are going into our communities of color. w...