--- description: David Hogg is asking tourists to boycott Florida for spring break in order to force legislators' hands when it comes to gun control. title: Why School Shooting Survivor David Hogg Wants Tourists to Boycott Florida for Spring Break image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb809084b45793d5c/69892865db2987570425ed8a/david-hogg-conspiracy-theory-video-trending-youtube.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why School Shooting Survivor David Hogg Wants Tourists to Boycott Florida for Spring Break ## Video: Florida Shooting Survivor Calls for Action: 'We're Children. You Guys Are the Adults' [Watch (HLS stream): Florida Shooting Survivor Calls for Action: 'We're Children. You Guys Are the Adults'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SFQykjhh.m3u8) (0:39)  _Published 2018-02-15. David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, pleaded with lawmakers to act_ by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 26, 2018 9:47 PM CUT  Students Kelsey Friend (L) and David Hogg recount their stories about yesterday's mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed, on February 15, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt, and have identified him as 19 year old former student Nikolas Cruz. Students Kelsey Friend (L) and David Hogg recount their stories about yesterday's mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed, on February 15, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested the suspect after a short manhunt, and have identified him as 19 year old former student Nikolas Cruz.Photo by Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 26, 2018 9:47 PM CUT Student activist David Hogg, who survived the [deadly shooting](http://time.com/5162936/florida-high-school-shooting-timeline/ "undefined") at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this month, has a new approach he hopes will be effective in [reforming gun control policy](http://time.com/5170065/florida-shooting-marco-rubio-gun-control/ "undefined") in his home state of Florida. The 17-year-old is asking prospective tourists to boycott Florida for spring break in order to force legislators’ hands when it comes to gun reform. “Let’s make a deal DO NOT come to Florida for spring break unless gun legislation is passed,” Hogg wrote on Twitter over the weekend. “These \[politicians\] won’t listen to us so maybe they’ll listen to the billion dollar tourism industry in FL. #neveragain.” Instead, Hogg suggested, tourists should consider Puerto Rico as an alternative, which is gradually recovering from the impact of Hurricane Maria. “Better Idea: Spend your spring break in Puerto Rico, it’s a beautiful place with amazing people,” Hogg said in an additional tweet. “They could really use the economic support that the government has failed to provide. #SpringBreak2018 #SBinPurtoRico #itsspelled PUERTO RICO.” > [](https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/967408587512348674) > [](https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/967498982304907265) Both tweets received more than 90,000 likes, with the initial post being retweeted more than 60,000 times. Florida is a popular destination for spring break tourism due to its beaches, warm weather and theme park attractions in Orlando, like Disney World. Hogg is one of several Stoneman Douglas students who have been vocal advocates in the wake of the shooting that left 17 classmates and teacher dead. Next month, Hogg and his peers plan to rally for gun reform in the streets of Washington, D.C. for the [“March for Our Lives.”](http://time.com/5167531/oprah-winfrey-george-clooney-amal-march-for-our-lives-donation/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5176544/david-hogg-boycott-florida/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5176544/david-hogg-boycott-florida/"},"headline":"Why School Shooting Survivor David Hogg Wants Tourists to Boycott Florida for Spring Break","datePublished":"2018-02-26T21:47:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:26:56.511Z","description":"Instead, Hogg said, tourists should look to Puerto Rico","url":"https://time.com/5176544/david-hogg-boycott-florida/","keywords":["Florida","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb809084b45793d5c/69892865db2987570425ed8a/david-hogg-conspiracy-theory-video-trending-youtube.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb809084b45793d5c/69892865db2987570425ed8a/david-hogg-conspiracy-theory-video-trending-youtube.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Florida Town Of Parkland In Mourning, After Shooting At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Kills 17","caption":"Florida Town Of Parkland In Mourning, After Shooting At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Kills 17","creditText":"Photo by Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5176544/david-hogg-boycott-florida/","name":"Why School Shooting Survivor David Hogg Wants Tourists to Boycott Florida for Spring Break"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Florida Shooting Survivor Calls for Action: 'We're Children. 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