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#IfIDieInASchootShooting: Teens taking to Twitter about what they would miss out on if they died

Sometimes the internet is funny, it's also good at being sentimental and eliciting emotions. Other times it is a platform to be heard.

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Sometimes the internet is funny, it's also good at being sentimental and eliciting emotions. Other times it is a platform to be heard.

Teens are taking to Twitter with #IfIDieInASchoolShooting to talk about what they would miss out on if they died in a school shooting like 26 students (and five adults) have so far in 22 school shootings this year.

The tweets are poignant:

#IfIdieInASchoolShooting I’d just be one of hundreds that have come before me. What makes me special?
— Margot (@notmargot663) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting

remember my name.

Christian Riley Garcia
Sabika Sheikh
Angelique Ramirez
Cynthia Tisdale
Ann Perkins
Shana Fisher
Chris Stone
Kimberly Jessica Vaughan
Aaron Kyle McLeod
Jared Black#SantaFeHighSchool pic.twitter.com/NDajEiun9Y
— 🎩TheMadTrumpHater🎩 (@iRun4Jules) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting bury me in Arlington, because if students are forced to face military grade weapons in the name of freedom, we deserve to be buried like the soldiers we’re forced to become.
— Jo Anderson (@jonilanderson) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting tell my mom that I love her and not to blame mental illness but to blame the politicians who thought my life was worth less than a gun
— Carsen (@Carsen_Hanley) May 22, 2018

Also, #IfIDieInASchoolShooting deliver my body to @marcorubio with a bow on it.
— Michael Pincus (@michaelpincus26) May 20, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting. I want an open casket so everyone will see what an AR-15 does to the human body. Invite legislators, Trump & the NRA to my funeral. Make them listen to my family. Make them carry my casket. Torment them like their inaction torments us. pic.twitter.com/ILQBZLwaEi
— GeeGee (@GeeGeeAkili) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting i would never become the journalist i’ve always wanted to be. someone would have ripped that from me.
— sunflower child (@baddielani) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting it is not a heroic sacrifice - it is just a waste
— Victoria (@ActualVictoria) May 22, 2018

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting

I'll have left my mother without a son.
I'll have left my sister without a brother.
I'll have never gotten married.
I'll have never had children.
I'll have never known what true love is.
I'll have never known what it truly means to live.
— Rko (@kr01770) May 22, 2018

Other countries are even weighing in:

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting, it would be the 2nd ever in the UK.
— Nic Bowden (@monkeyshakes) May 22, 2018

#IfIdieInASchoolShooting I live in the U.K. and I am in awe reading all your tweets. I stand with you, we stand with you. Much love 💖 xxx
— @M (@melbcat1) May 22, 2018

Many on Twitter are seeing the hashtag and expressing their condolences, concern, and outrage for its necessity:

#IfIDieInASchoolShooting ⚠️ does this scare anyone else? I’m afraid one day we will be reading the wishes of a murdered student/teacher via this hashtag and the reality that this is a real possibility is terrifying.
— claire (@clairebear_mwah) May 22, 2018

I fear for my daughter, I fear for her friends. I fear for my friends who still have kids in high and middle school. I vote my concern every chance I get. Make sure your parents know your concerns, talk to them. #IfIDieInASchoolShooting
— Jody Pouliot (@poulsspace) May 22, 2018

#IfIdieInASchoolShooting is trending, it both crushes my heart and inspires me. Go read, then call your congressional delegation, and find who in your life is not a voter.
— Rylin Rodgers (@RylinAUCD) May 22, 2018

The fact that #IfIDieInASchoolShooting is trending shows that "surviving high school" is no longer a metaphor for navigating exams, extracurriculars, and social life. It's about literally making it to graduation alive.
— Amani Noor Ahmed (@amaninoorahmed) May 22, 2018

Every time I see #IfIDieInASchoolShooting or #IfIdieInASchoolShooting , I’m retweeting it, tagging @SpeakerRyan , @SenateMajLdr , and @NRA . Just so it shows up in their feeds. #SaveTheChildren
— Gillian Bracking🇨🇦🌎🖖 (@GillianBracking) May 22, 2018

THIS IS UTTERLY HEARTBREAKING! I have a middle school daughter. She is my only child, my light and whole heart. Something MUST be done to change this narrative asap#IfIDieInASchoolShooting
— NCMcSue (@EarthBanshee) May 22, 2018

The hashtag has hundreds of tweets in it and is only growing.

Destiny Johnson is a digital reporter at First Coast News. You can follow her on Twitter @hello_destiny.