Two student leaders of the #NeverAgain movement who were present during the Parkland, Florida high school shootings said the National Rifle Association is "basically threatening us," during an interview Monday on CBS News.
Students David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez said the NRA has not reached out to them positively.
"The way that they've been reaching out to us is basically threatening us," Hogg said.
Gonzalez added: "They've been instigating things. And then, when we reply, they, like, shy back away. They can dish it out, but they can't take it."
Gonzalez noted that she and the other students were not afraid of their threats, "they're attacking us personally because they can't find fault in our message."
Hogg says the NRA leadership is the issue, not its members.
"I don't think NRA members are bad people at all. I think they're responsible gun owners that want to become politically active and make their voices heard in this democracy, and I think that's an excellent thing," Hogg told CBS.
"The people at the top of the NRA are no longer working for the people that are in their organization. They're working on behalf of the gun lobby," Hogg added.
Hogg said that being leaders in the movement is a way to deal with the February shooting, in which 17 people were killed.
"I think this is our way of coping, working together and being around our friends in such a time of horrible tragedy and suffering, and making sure that nobody else has to go through this suffering, at least trying to make sure that they don't, is our way of coping — to ensure the safety and future of many Americans," Hogg said.