Following the tragic Parkland, Florida shooting, students across the U.S. participated in a walkout during school hours to show their anger about the current gun laws despite multiple fatal school shootings throughout the years. Most walk-outs lasted 17 minutes, one minute for each life lost in the Parkland shooting.
Some schools, like Cobb County schools in Atlanta, punished students for participating in the walkout.
Multiple celebrities took to their social media profiles to support the young protestors. Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, tweeted: “The young people of this generation give me so much hope. Are u listening @GOP? Time for gun laws to change. And for you 2A-ers, relax, no one is saying you cant own a gun, your right to ‘bear arms shall not be infringed’. Just looking for common sense reform! #NationalWalkoutDay”
by Jennah Eddins
