Students protest in front of the White House and hold an anti-gun march next month
Students protest in front of the White House and hold an anti-gun march next month. “When I say goodbye to my parents before going to school every day, I feel that I may never see them again̶…
"When I say goodbye to my parents every day before going to school, I feel that I may never see them again." Dozens of students in the Greater Washington area of the United States held a protest rally in front of the White House on the 19th, demanding that President Trump take action to restrict guns. The protesters held hands on the road outside the White House, holding high flags and slogans. The slogan read "Am I the next target?"
Ella Feaster, a 16-year-old high school girl in Alexandria, Virginia, said that after the shooting in Florida, it was important to express anger and call for gun restrictions. "When I say goodbye to my parents every day before going to school, I feel that I may never see them again."
Protesting students lay on the ground for three minutes at a time, which means that the gunman Cruz took the lives of 17 students and teachers in just three minutes. After Cruz was arrested, he was charged with 17 counts of murder.
After the major shooting at Parkland High School in Florida, a new wave of tightened gun control was launched across the United States, with strong calls coming from survivors of the Parkland High School shooting. They announced on the 18th that they would launch a "March for Our Lives" nationwide march and class strike on March 24, claiming that the time to discuss gun restrictions has come and they could no longer remain indifferent, demanding that Congress immediately enact legislation to address gun violence to ensure campus safety. President Trump is scheduled to hold a symposium with some teacher and student representatives on the 20th to listen to their voices. Other organizations have also announced protests. Organizers of the "Womens March" said that in order to commemorate the 17 teachers and students who were killed, they will organize a 17-minute march for teachers across the country on March 14.
"Public Education Network" designated April 20, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, as a day of action, calling on schools across the country to hold protests, sit-ins, speeches and marches on this day.
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