Demonstrations like the nationwide student walkout Wednesday grab a lot of attention.
Thousands of videos all over news outlets, and all over social media as it has now been one month since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
The point of the demonstrations, organizers say, is to spark changes in gun laws to make schools safer.
But do these student demonstrations actually make a difference to the adults who make the policies they're trying to get enacted?
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio told First Coast News they do make a difference.
"Absolutely, first of all I congratulate students on exercising their First Amendment right," Rubio said. "I remind the public that there is also a Second Amendment in the Constitution that gives law abiding people the opportunity to protect themselves and their families. Our challenge here is to try and figure out how evil people and dangerous people can not abuse the second amendment to hurt other Americans."
Rubio, a Republican, has co-sponsored a bill with his Democratic counter part in Florida, Senator Bill Nelson. It's a bill they say would address some of the red flags that may go up with a potential shooter.
"It's a gun violence restraining order," Rubio said.
He says the shooting at Stoneman Douglas may have been prevented if more action was taken against the alleged shooter, Nikolas Cruz.
The 19-year-old had been expelled from school, and had apparently made threats against teachers and students.
Yet, he was still legally able to purchase the gun used to kill 17 and injure 17 more on February 14.
Rubio says his and Nelson's plan could stop something like this from happening again.
"It allows family members or law enforcement to go to court, present clear and convincing evidence and have the judge issue a one year, renewable restraining order to take away guns or to stop buying guns for people who are potential shooters like this."
Rubio also has a bill that would provide additional funding to states that make changes to their gun laws.
He says an example of those state side changes would be the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act that Governor Rick Scott signed into law.
Each of these bills would still need to get through the U.S. Senate, which Rubio says could still be a challenge.