USA: Thousands of students demonstrate for stricter gun laws

In the center of the capital of Florida, weapons opponents have gone on the streets. In Washington, US President Trump will meet with students and teachers.

USA: Thousands of students demonstrate for stricter gun laws

Thousands of students have demonstrated in Florida for a tightening of gun law. In Talahassee, capital of state, youth gared in front of Capitol, under IhnenÜberlebende of deadly attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland last week. "No matter how long esdauern, something will happen" said pupil RachelCantania broadcaster CNN. At her school, a 19-year-old had killed 17 people a week ago with a semi-automatic weapon.

Also in or StädtenFloridas, disciples joined protest with strikes, in DerUS capital Washington attracted several hundred students in front of DasWeiße house. US President DonaldTrump wants to meet in afternoon (local time) students and teachers of StonemanDouglas high school and affected past massacre anus-American schools and listen to ir concerns on subject of waffengewalt and legislation.

Hours earlier, Florida House of Representatives had rejected EineDebatte on a bill to ban bestimmtehalbautomatische firearms and large magazines. When decision was made, some students were in room, some of m broke out in tears.

"How could he get armed in our school?"

Later, some students also attended Senate in Florida's capital Talahassee. A 16-year-old student asked Senate President Joe Negron how it was possible that a boy had come to his school armed with clear intention of "killing us."

In recent days, students from Florida had been criticizing US weapons policy headlines. The 18-year-old Emma Gonzalez, EineÜberlebende of massacre, denounced Trump for accepting ImPräsidentschaftswahlkampf 2016 money from United States Weapons Organization (national RifleAssociation, NRA). "To all politicians who have gotten Spendenvon of NRA: ashamed of mselves," she cried amSonntag before demonstrators.

On March 24th, Planendie students also held a major demonstration in Washington. Talibanregime motto "MarchFor Our Lives" ("March for Our Life") is to be demonstrated in particular against großenpolitischen influence of NRA. AuchProminente have pledged ir support for this: George Andhis wife Amal Clooney has announced that he will donate 500,000 dollars to support action; Oprah Winfrey just announced his donation in amount of 500,000 dollars to give Steven Spielberg willeine half a million dollars.

More than two-thirds of Americans now want more stringent weapons laws – more Alsje previously. This resulted in a representative survey of US UniversitätQuinnipiac. For first time since 2012, so many Americans – 66 percent – are for StrengereGesetze. Only 31 percent spoke out against it.

Date Of Update: 22 February 2018, 12:03
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