On Wednesday's National Walkout Day to protest gun violence, schools weren't the only places where protesters spoke up. A group of more than 50 people gathered outside of U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's Winston-Salem office at the corner of First and Miller streets.
Christy Robinson, who taught public school kindergarten for nine years, summed up the frustration of the crowd:
“Sen. Burr, enough. Enough!” she says as the crowd joins in, echoing the hashtag connected to the walkouts nationally.
Many carried signs railing against the National Rifle Association. Cary Clifford's sign was different. It had no words, just the pictures of the 17 people slain in the Parkland, Florida attack that has prompted student walkouts here and across the country.
“Just looking at all these fresh-faced kids, with bright futures ahead of them - a lot of them 14 years-old, which is the age of my son - is just absolutely devastating,” she says.
Burr (R-NC) ranks behind only Arizona Sen. John McCain in campaign contributions from the NRA, according to a report by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
His office did not respond to a request for comment.