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This article is about the student activist. For other uses, see David Hogg.

David Miles Hogg is an American student who survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14, 2018, and afterward became a gun control advocate and an activist against gun violence in the United States.[2][3][4] He is one of twenty founding members of Never Again MSD, a gun control advocacy group led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) students.[5] He has also been a target of several conspiracy theories and verbal attacks falsely claiming he may be a crisis actor.[6][7]

David Hogg
Hogg at the Rally to Support Firearm Safety Legislation
Hogg at the Rally to Support Firearm Safety Legislation
Born
David Miles Hogg[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School
OccupationActivist · student
Years active2018–present
OrganizationNever Again MSD
Known forAdvocacy for gun control
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Years active2014–present
Subscribers3,901
Total views993,538
Last updated: March 25, 2018

Early life and education

Hogg is originally from Los Angeles, California.[8] He moved to Florida at the beginning of high school.[9] He is the son of Kevin Hogg, a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,[10][11] and Rebecca Boldrick, a teacher for Broward County Public Schools in Broward County, Florida.[12]

Hogg chose to attend Stoneman Douglas High School because of the television production classes it offered.[13] He is a Teenlink reporter for the Sun Sentinel.[14] He is expected to graduate in Spring 2018 from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.[15]

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Main article: Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

While a senior at Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, Hogg was on campus when the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student at the high school, started shooting with a semi-automatic rifle after pulling the fire alarm. Hogg, who was in his AP environmental science class, told the teacher that the repeated "pop" sounds the class heard sounded like gunshots.[3] Hogg and other students made an attempt to exit the building, but a janitor instructed the students to go back into the classroom. Hogg credits the janitor for saving them, as the group of students were unintentionally heading towards the shooter.[3] A culinary arts teacher pulled Hogg and others inside her classroom and they hid in a closet.[3]

Hogg checked social media and discovered that the shooting was occurring at their high school in real time.[4] He used his cell phone to record the scene and to interview the other students hiding in the closet, to leave a record in the event that they did not survive the shooting.[16][17] Hogg's sister, who is a freshman at the high school, corresponded with her brother via text message while the shooting was taking place.[18] After about an hour, SWAT team police officers came into the classroom and escorted them out. Hogg reunited with his sister and father later that day.[18]

Gun control advocacy

Main article: Never Again MSD
See also: 2018 United States gun violence protests
 
Hogg (center) speaking at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17, 2018.

After the school shooting, Hogg emerged as a leader in the 2018 United States gun violence protests. Along with Alfonso Calderon, Sarah Chadwick, Emma González, Cameron Kasky and other students, he turned to the media to talk about their role as survivors in the shooting and voice his opinion on gun control and gun violence.[19] He has called on elected officials to pass gun control measures[20] and has been a vocal critic of officials who take donations from the NRA, and he has been urging them to compromise on legislation in order to save lives.[21]

Hogg joined the social media movement and student-led gun control advocacy group Never Again MSD shortly after its formation.[22] Hogg flew to Los Angeles on February 21, 2018, to be on The Dr. Phil Show with Phil McGraw, along with his sister, to discuss the shooting and suspected shooter. There, they met with survivors of the Columbine High School massacre.[23][24][25] Hogg, along with fellow activist Emma González, blamed the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the politicians to whom they donate as being complicit in school shootings.[26] He declined to go to the White House on February 21 to meet with President Donald Trump, saying that he had to be in Tallahassee, and that Trump could come to Parkland if he wanted to talk.[27]

Hogg called for students to boycott spring break in Florida and instead travel to Puerto Rico if gun control legislation was not passed by the Florida state government.[28][29] After finishing high school, Hogg plans to take a gap year to campaign for politicians in favor of gun reform.[30]

When Republican candidate Leslie Gibson, who was running unopposed for the Maine House of Representatives, described fellow Parkland student Emma González as a "skinhead lesbian", Hogg called for somebody to challenge the Republican; Eryn Gilchrist, who was "horrified and embarrassed" by Gibson's comment, decided to run as a Democrat to challenge Gibson for the position;[31] as did Republican former State Senator Thomas Martin, Jr., who said Gibson's remarks did not represent the Maine Republican Party, and that he planned to contact the survivors to commend their courage. Gibson dropped out of the race in response to public reaction critical of his comments.[32]

David Hogg speaking at March for Our Lives

Hogg was featured on the cover of an April 2018 edition of Time, along with fellow activists Jaclyn Corin, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky and Alex Wind.[33]

Political views

Hogg states that he is a supporter of the Second Amendment and supports NRA members' right to own guns legally, saying, "We’re calling out the NRA a lot and 99.9 percent of the people that are in the NRA are responsible, safe gun owners and I respect them for that, joining an organization that wants to support safe gun ownership is excellent.”[34]

In an interview with Fox News, Hogg said he was for reasonable gun control such as regulations that prohibit those suffering from mental illnesses from acquiring guns.[9] Asked what new legislation he wants to see, Hogg replied: "Raising the federal age of gun ownership and possession to the age of 21; banning all bump stocks; making sure that we have universal background checks; making sure that people that have committed acts of domestic violence are no longer able to get a gun, which in Florida, it's harder, it's just not impossible, fully, yet; and making sure that people with a criminal history and a history of mental illness are not able to obtain these weapons of mass destruction."[35]

Hogg has called NRA members "pathetic fuckers that want to keep killing our children".[36]

Hogg criticized the media coverage of the Parkland shooting as well as its aftermath in that there was not enough coverage of persons of color; he said that his school was 25% black but "the way we're covered doesn't reflect that."[37]

Conspiracy theories

See also: Stoneman Douglas High School shooting § Conspiracy theories, disinformation, and harassment

Shortly after the shooting, false claims appeared on social media that it had never really happened, and others accused Hogg and other students of being "crisis actors".[38] After a series of televised interviews following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, far-right figures and conspiracy theorists attacked Hogg in online media.[39][40][41][42] Hogg's family have received death threats from various conspiracy theorists, according to his mother.[43] Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram reported removing posts that attack the students or accuse them of being actors.[44][45]

Boycott of The Ingraham Angle

Main article: Boycott of The Ingraham Angle

Hogg initiated a boycott of companies which advertise during The Ingraham Angle. Hogg called for the boycott after the television host Laura Ingraham attacked him in a Tweet about his college application, which Hogg characterized as cyberbullying. In response to the boycott advertisers left the show.[46] Following the loss of advertisers Ingraham apologized.[47] Hogg dismissed the apology as insincere.[48]

References

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  2. ^ "Student reporter interviews classmates hiding from gunman in Florida high school" (video). Miami Herald. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Prusher, Ilene (February 15, 2018). "A Student Started Filming During the Florida School Shooting. He Hasn't Stopped". TIME. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Kirby, Jen (February 20, 2018). "Florida shooting survivor explains how his generation can force a change on guns". Vox. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Lowery, Wesley (February 18, 2018). "He survived the Florida school shooting. He vows not to return to classes until gun laws change". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Stanglin, Doug; Hayes, Christal (February 21, 2018). "Conspiracy theorists find Florida student activists too good to be true". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Chavez, Nicole (February 21, 2018). "School shooting survivor knocks down 'crisis actor' claim". CNN. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  8. ^ Garcia, Arturo (February 21, 2018). "Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivor". Snopes. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Wilson, Kirby (February 21, 2018). "Parkland survivor David Hogg on conspiracy theories: 'It's sad'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Florida shooting: Student David Hogg denies 'actor' claim". BBC. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Cohen, Howard (March 3, 2018). "'I honestly thought kids were a lot stupider,' Bill Maher tells poised Parkland duo". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Scanlan, Quinn (February 18, 2018). "'I'm 14, I haven't even driven yet': Florida shooting survivor who lost 4 friends in the massacre". ABC News. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  13. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (February 24, 2018). "David Hogg: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  14. ^ Thompson, Desire (February 21, 2018). "Trump Supporters Call Parkland Shooting Survivors Crisis Actors". Vibe. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  15. ^ Fearnow, Benjamin (March 28, 2018). "Right-wing radio host Laura Ingraham mocked David Hogg for not getting accepted into his top colleges". Newsweek. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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  22. ^ Cooper, Kelly-Leigh (February 18, 2018). "In Florida aftermath, US students say 'Never Again'". BBC. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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  26. ^ "Parkland student: Politicians accepting NRA money are against shooting victims". Axios. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018. ...Stoneman Douglas shooting survivors Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg returned to the air ... advocate for gun control legislation and blame the NRA as well as politicians who accept money from the organization....Gonzalez: 'You're either funding the killers, or you're standing with the children'....
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  28. ^ Milman, Oliver (February 24, 2018). "NRA calls companies' Florida shooting boycott 'political and civic cowardice'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 22, 2018. ...Let's make a deal," David Hogg, ... major player in the #NeverAgain movement, tweeted. "DO NOT come to Florida for spring break unless gun legislation is passed...
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  31. ^ Sun Journal, Steve Collins, March 15, 2018, Democrat who's horrified by Gibson decided to take him on for House seat, Retrieved March 15, 2018, "...David Hogg ... called for “friends in Maine” to take him on...." Democrat Eryn Gilchrist of Greene is doing just that....
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  36. ^ http://freebeacon.com/issues/david-hogg-wild/
  37. ^ T. Marcin of Newsweek, March 23, 2018, via Yahoo News, Parkland Student David Hogg Says Black Classmates Weren’t Given a Voice by Media, Retrieved March 24, 2018
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    As for that video from California? Our team found Hogg's YouTube "vlog" which shows he was on vacation in Cali at the time.
  41. ^ Sanchez, Ray; Cooper, Anderson; Hogg, David; Hogg, Kevin (February 21, 2018). "Trending YouTube video calls shooting survivor David Hogg an actor. That's a lie" (video interview). CNN.
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  48. ^ Kludt, Tom (March 30, 2018). "Laura Ingraham's apology to David Hogg has not stemmed the advertiser exodus". CNNMoney.
 
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