March Fourth was born two days after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles north of Chicago. After years of feeling helpless, Kitty Brandtner was desperate to do something—and to end the reality of mass shootings as regular part of American culture.

Within days, a team of dedicated and passionate volunteers joined forces to create the organization and plan a peaceful march in Washington, D.C. in less than seven days. With over 90 volunteers behind the scenes, over 500 people joined in to march on our nation’s capitol on July 13, 2022. The group included survivors from Highland Park and Uvalde, Texas along with tens of thousands of virtual supporters.

Between July 12th and 13th, March Fourth volunteers, survivors, and victims’ families attended over 20 meetings with members of Congress and the White House to share their personal stories and urge lawmakers to listen to the majority of Americans who want a ban on assault weapons.