PARKLAND, Fla. — Thousands of angry students, parents, teachers and neighbors of a Florida high school where 17 people were killed demanded Saturday that immediate action be taken on gun-control legislation, insisting they would not relent until their demands were met. The rallies in Fort Lauderdale and St. Petersburg gave a political outlet to the growing feelings of rage and mourning sparked by the carnage.
Thousands Take Gun Protest To The Streets
JASON DEAREN, ALLEN BREED and TAMARA LUSH, JASON DEAREN, ALLEN BREED and TAMARA LUSH, Associated Pre, The Columbian
Sat, 02/17/2018 - 10:26pm
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