Sentences with phrase «protest against gun»

The students joined the nationwide protest against gun violence to commemorate the 17 students and adults killed recently in the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school.

FILE - Students at Roosevelt High School take part in a protest against gun violence Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Seattle.

More than 20,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Orlando as part of the nationwide March for Our Lives protest against gun violence.

Another protest against gun violence is scheduled in Washington on March 24, with organizers saying it is expected to draw hundreds of thousands.

FILE - This March 14, 2018 file photos shows students at Roosevelt High School taking part in a protest against gun violence in Seattle.

Wynn told his classmates — hundreds of whom had gathered on the field Wednesday as part of a national protest against gun violence — that he was more than just mad.

Demonstrators hold up signs during a rally in downtown Orlando, Florida, as part of the nationwide protest against gun violence across the U.S. on Saturday.

Hundreds of students in Howard County staged walkouts Wednesday morning as part of a national protest against gun violence and a way to honor the lives of 17 teenagers and adults killed last month in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla..

On Saturday, students and activists will rally in Washington, DC for the March For Our Lives to protest against gun violence.

Hundreds of thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, in what is said to be the largest protest against gun violence in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: Students participate in a protest against gun violence February 21, 2018 outside the White House in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: Students hold up their hands as they participate in a protest against gun violence February 21, 2018 outside the White House in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: Students participate in a protest against gun violence February 21, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The event is part of a nationwide student protest against gun violence.

Washington, D.C. - area students and supporters protest against gun violence with a lie - in outside of the White House on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, after 17 people were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the previous week.

At Saturday's March for Our Lives, survivors of last month's Parkland, Fla., school shooting joined hundreds of thousands of people to protest against gun violence and call for more restrictive gun laws.

Astorino was at the capitol to speak at a protest against a gun control law approved by Cuomo and the legislature last year.

This Wednesday some students» nation - wide and right here in Western New York are planning to protest against gun violence.

The governor and the mayor were both marking the National School Walkout, a nationwide student protest against gun violence.

Students across South Florida walked out of their classrooms Friday as part of a protest against gun violence.

Students around South Florida left classrooms Friday as part of a national protest against gun violence.

The company, which is based in Austin, Tex., and also operates a networking service for professionals and a friend - matching function, is donating $ 100,000 toward a nationwide protest against gun violence planned for later this month.

But while the protests against gun violence and perceived inaction by lawmakers grow, so does the list of incidents involving schools.

Helena Moreno, center, joined a protest against guns Saturday on the steps of the Broward County Federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Brynn Anderson / AP)

Students across the nation protested against gun violence marking National Walk Out Day.

February 28, 2018 • As Florida high school students protest against guns, columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions about the effectiveness of grass - roots activism.

In this collection of videos, see how students - turned - activists from around the nation protested against gun violence.

It's true that African American young people — even students in Florida — have organized protests against gun violence for years, with little (if any) political consequences or media attention.

But it's been hard not to notice the difference between how youth - led protests against gun violence in these two communities were received.

You may think that high school students are only protesting against gun violence because they feel emotionally connected to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

She organized a protest against guns in Boca Raton eight days after the shootings.

In this photo, people join together after a school shooting, which killed 17, to protest against guns on the steps of the Broward County Federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Feb. 17, 2018.

NCRC President Steven Dinkin is asked to comment on how parents can speak to their children about positive ways to debate issues in this Washington Post article on the recent walkout protests against gun violence in schools.

Not exact matches

Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. have organized gun protests and been joined by millions of Americans that have railed against gun violence, assault rifles, and the NRA.

Wall Street has started to rethink its close ties with gun makers, especially since the shooting in Parkland, Fla., in February that left 17 people dead and touched off a series of protests and boycotts against companies linked to the firearms industry.

Thousands are expected to march through London today to protest against knife and gun crime as it was also revealed only 10 of the capital's 74 MPs attended a debate tabled in the House of Commons on the issue on Thursday.

Leah Barrett, Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence said opposition to the SAFE Act is influenced by the gun industry lobby, and said the acts of protest from local officials do not surprise her.

They protested for 17 - minutes as part of the national movement against gun violence and to honor the lives lost in the Parkland, Florida school shootings last month.

Public Advocate Letitia James and Kirsten John Foy of the National Action Network at a Gays Against Guns protest.

To show a form of protest against the state's strict gun law, Washington County lawmakers adopted a provision preventing state police from using their county seal on any paper work that deals with the SAFE Act.

Heineman has captured some astonishing footage of gun fights, cartel members being roughed up, vigilantes instructing their followers to kill the cartel members they have captured and of local people protesting bitterly against the intimidation and violence they face.