Emma Gonzalez

About

Activist and advocate for gun control who survived the horrific February 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. She co-founded gun-control advocacy group Never Again MSD.

Before Fame

After the shooting, she went viral with a speech in which proclaimed "We call B.S." over and over. She focused on the lack of action by politicians who were funded by the NRA.

Trivia

She served as the president of her high school's gay-straight alliance.

Family Life

Her mom worked as a math tutor while her father was a cybersecurity attorney.

Associated With

Fellow activist David Hogg documented her Project Aquila, a mission to send a weather balloon "to the edge of space."