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Photos: High School Students Stage Walkouts, Rally For Gun Control in Florida and Washington, D.C. (36 photos)

A week after 17 people were murdered in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, teenagers across South Florida, areas near Washington, D.C., and other parts of the United States, walked out of their classrooms to stage protests against the horror of school shootings, and to advocate for gun law reforms. Student survivors of the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School traveled to their state capital to attend a rally, meet with legislators, and urge them to do anything they can to make their lives safer. These teenagers are speaking clearly for themselves on social media, speaking loudly to the media, and they are speaking straight to those in power—challenging lawmakers to end the bloodshed with their “#NeverAgain” movement.

Protesters rally against gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, on February 21, 2018. Students at schools across Broward and Miami-Dade counties in South Florida planned short walkouts Wednesday, the one week anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Mark Wallheiser / AP)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/02/photos-high-school-students-stage-walkouts-rally-for-gun-control-in-florida-and-washington-dc/553883/