Indian American students potest gun violence |
Exactly one month after the Valentine`s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which armed student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people with an AR-15 rifle, an estimated one million students across the nation walked out of their classrooms March 14, calling for an end to gun violence. More than 700 students at his school participated in the protest, which helped the entire country join in making a statement to Congress: put our needs ahead of corporate interests. We`re going to hold you accountable. ”Every child in this country deserves a safe education,”noting that – unlike other campuses, where students were told they faced detention or suspension for walking out – Saratoga High School`s administration was supportive of its student body. Several teachers also walked out with the students. They respect the Second Amendment, but also favors a ban on automatic weapons and bump stocks – attachments which allow semi-automatics to fire rounds at a rapid pace – along with more rigorous background checks.
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