A sign held by protestors at the “March for Our Lives” gun control demonstration in Washington, D.C. Saturday mocks Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R., Fla.) faith and refers to him as a “kid killer.”
This #MarchForOurLives attacks Marco Rubio for his Catholic faith and draws a blood cross on his forehead. pic.twitter.com/4zrhlkQreN
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 24, 2018
The sign, spotted by the Washington Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski, was reflective of the collective animosity protesters directed at Rubio.
Several Parkland survivors attended the march wearing tags reading $1.05, a figure Parkland student Sarah Chadwick reached by dividing the National Rifle Association (NRA) contributions Rubio has received by the number of high school students enrolled in Florida.
David Hogg, a seventeen-year old Parkland student and committed gun control activist, attached one of the tags to the microphone before delivering a speech during the protest.
“I’m going to start off by putting this price tag right here as a reminder for you guys to know how much Marco Rubio took for every student’s life in Florida,” Hogg said before a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in front of the Capitol building.
Rubio responded to the personal attacks by calling for compromise Saturday on Twitter.
Today many are peacefully exercising their #1A right to march for gun ban. Many support gun ban. But many others see it as infringement of #2A that won’t prevent shootings. Protest is good way of making a point,but making a change will require both sides finding common ground
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 24, 2018