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On Saturday March 24, tens of thousands of people poured into the nation’s capital and cities across America to demand gun control and ignite political activism.

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Daisy Hernandez, 22, of Stafford, Va., wrote "Don't Shoot," on her hands during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Washington.Alex Brandon/The Associated Press

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Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney joins the rally during a "March For Our Lives" demonstration demanding gun control in New York City, U.S. March 24, 2018.SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters

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People arrive early for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP/Getty Images

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Holding pictures of victims killed in gun violence, thousands of people, many of them students, march against gun violence in Manhattan during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Participants carry signs and show slogans on their hands as students and gun control advocates hold the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018.AARON P. BERNSTEIN/Reuters

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Participants carry signs and show slogans on their hands as students and gun control advocates hold the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018.AARON P. BERNSTEIN/Reuters

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Protesters gather for the March for Our Lives rally along Pennsylvania Avenue March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Demonstrators gather during the March for Our Lives protest for gun legislation and school safety outside city hall, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Cincinnati.John Minchillo/The Associated Press

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People take part in the "March for Our Lives", an organized demonstration to end gun violence in the United States, outside the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 24, 2018.NACHO DOCE/Reuters

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Participants hold up signs asin Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018.AARON P. BERNSTEIN/Reuters

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