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A hundreds of thousands youths of Americans with their supporters take action from survivors of last month`s florida high school massacre and rallied across the nation on saturday demanding for tighter gun laws.
U.S president Donald to confront this issue as the biggest U.S youth demonstrations for decades,protesters in cities nationwide called on lawmakers, voters registration activists fanned out in the crowds, signing up tthousands of the nation newest voters.
One of the survivor, known as Gonzalez Emma,when she read the names of the other 17 victims,she stood in silence,suddenly tears ran down her cheeks, As she stared out over the crowd for the rest of speech, that lasted over 6minutes,20seconds for the gunmen to slaughter them.
Another survivor known as David Hogg,said it is a new day,"we are going to make sure only the best people get into our elections to run not as politicians,but as Americans, Because this is not cutting it"
The whole street in the cities( chicago,New york,san Diego,Los Angeles,Miami,Minneapolis,etc) was filled with thousands of American youths.
Organizers of the anti-gun rallies want to congress,many of whose members are up for re-election in november,to the sales of assault weapons like the one used in Florida rampage and to tighten background checks for gun buyers.
"All they are doing is to ask the government to take away their liberty from them without due process, A 42 years old man called Brandon Howard,said the protesters in the capital,he had a sign saying"keep your hands off my gun"
Humphrey who was visiting washington with his family for spring break,said he own a gun for target shooting and hunting and uses them responsibly..
He said
"i think teachers should have guns"he said echoing a proposal made by Trump after the killing in parkland..
In New York City, a handful of counter-demonstrators waved placards boldly writing "keep America Armed", "Re-elect Trump2020"
Among those marching next to New York`s central park to call for tighter gun controls was pop star Paul McCartney, who said he had a personal stake in the debate.
"a friend of mine was shot" he said referring to beatles bandmate John Lennon,who was gunned down near the park in 1980.
At the National Rifle Association gun lobby,teenagers lamented, "Hey! hey!! NRA how many kids have you killed today?"
Young Americans organizers have won kudos and cash from dozens of celebrities, with singers Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande as well as HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, among those performing in washington.
$500,000 was donated by Actor George Clooney and his wife and said they would be at the rally in washington.
U.S football team the New England patriots loaned its plane to marjory Stoneman Douglas High school students and their families to travel to washington.
At they march in washington an elementary school student from Virginia,Naomi Wadler,11, captivated demonstrators when she spoke up for African American girls who were victims of gun violence but whose stories dont make the front page.
"keeping our children safe is a top priority of the president" Lindsay Walters lamented,that on friday the justice Department proposed rule changes that would effectively ban "BUMP STOCK" devices that let semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun.
Same day (friday) Trump signed $1.3 trillion spending bill including modest improvements to background checks for gun sales and grants to help schools prevent gun violence.
U.S former president Barrack Obama posted on Twitter, said him and his wife Michelle were inspired by all the youths who made the marches happened.
"keep at it you are leading us forward,nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for changes", said U.S ex pres
ident Obama..
A hundreds of thousands youths of Americans with their supporters take action from survivors of last month`s florida high school massacre and rallied across the nation on saturday demanding for tighter gun laws.
U.S president Donald to confront this issue as the biggest U.S youth demonstrations for decades,protesters in cities nationwide called on lawmakers, voters registration activists fanned out in the crowds, signing up tthousands of the nation newest voters.
One of the survivor, known as Gonzalez Emma,when she read the names of the other 17 victims,she stood in silence,suddenly tears ran down her cheeks, As she stared out over the crowd for the rest of speech, that lasted over 6minutes,20seconds for the gunmen to slaughter them.
Another survivor known as David Hogg,said it is a new day,"we are going to make sure only the best people get into our elections to run not as politicians,but as Americans, Because this is not cutting it"
The whole street in the cities( chicago,New york,san Diego,Los Angeles,Miami,Minneapolis,etc) was filled with thousands of American youths.
Organizers of the anti-gun rallies want to congress,many of whose members are up for re-election in november,to the sales of assault weapons like the one used in Florida rampage and to tighten background checks for gun buyers.
"All they are doing is to ask the government to take away their liberty from them without due process, A 42 years old man called Brandon Howard,said the protesters in the capital,he had a sign saying"keep your hands off my gun"
Humphrey who was visiting washington with his family for spring break,said he own a gun for target shooting and hunting and uses them responsibly..
He said
"i think teachers should have guns"he said echoing a proposal made by Trump after the killing in parkland..
In New York City, a handful of counter-demonstrators waved placards boldly writing "keep America Armed", "Re-elect Trump2020"
Among those marching next to New York`s central park to call for tighter gun controls was pop star Paul McCartney, who said he had a personal stake in the debate.
"a friend of mine was shot" he said referring to beatles bandmate John Lennon,who was gunned down near the park in 1980.
At the National Rifle Association gun lobby,teenagers lamented, "Hey! hey!! NRA how many kids have you killed today?"
Young Americans organizers have won kudos and cash from dozens of celebrities, with singers Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande as well as HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, among those performing in washington.
$500,000 was donated by Actor George Clooney and his wife and said they would be at the rally in washington.
U.S football team the New England patriots loaned its plane to marjory Stoneman Douglas High school students and their families to travel to washington.
At they march in washington an elementary school student from Virginia,Naomi Wadler,11, captivated demonstrators when she spoke up for African American girls who were victims of gun violence but whose stories dont make the front page.
"keeping our children safe is a top priority of the president" Lindsay Walters lamented,that on friday the justice Department proposed rule changes that would effectively ban "BUMP STOCK" devices that let semi-automatic weapons fire like a machine gun.
Same day (friday) Trump signed $1.3 trillion spending bill including modest improvements to background checks for gun sales and grants to help schools prevent gun violence.
U.S former president Barrack Obama posted on Twitter, said him and his wife Michelle were inspired by all the youths who made the marches happened.
"keep at it you are leading us forward,nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for changes", said U.S ex pres
ident Obama..
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