Students in the USA took part in a against gun violence on Wednesday by walking out of their . Their protest was a after the February 14 Florida in which 17 students lost their lives. At the high school where month's took place, students gathered for 17 minutes to remember their friends. One student said: "The walkout was for those who will never be here , [and] for those who might be ." Another student said: "I came...because of happened in Florida, [and] because of what happens in my every day."
In Washington DC, of students gathered outside the White House. They sat with their to the building for 17 . They chanted against the gun group the National Rifle Association (NRA). A U.S. senator spoke at a outside the Capitol building. She said: "The NRA has held Congress for years now. These young people have shown up to free . I believe the young people will lead us." Many students wanted to remind President Trump that they would be enough to vote in the 2020 , so he should listen to them .