Meet the teen Florida school shooting survivors fighting back against Trump and taking control of the country's debate over gun laws
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- The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, which left 17 dead, has sparked debate over gun laws and mental health issues.
- Many of the survivors of the massacre are leading the gun reform movement and spreading awareness through the hashtag #NeverAgain.
- The Stoneman Douglas students have confronted their politicians, the NRA, and even President Trump in an effort to prevent more tragedy.
With the grown-ups stalling, America’s teenagers are taking control of the country’s stymied debate over gun laws. Provoked by last week’s shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead, they are swarming over social media and taking their protests to state houses, legislatures, and even the White House.
Already, the scale and intensity of their campaign to restrict access to the kind of automatic and semi-automatic guns most often used in mass shootings are drawing comparisons with the great anti-Vietnam protests of the Sixties. The movement has attracted money and support from celebrities such as George and Amal Clooney, who gave $500,000 to March for Our Lives, a protest against gun violence being led by Stoneman Douglas students. Marches are being planned in Washington DC and across the US for March 24.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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