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    USA: School shootings survivors call for federal ban on assault weapons in Washington03:16

    USA: School shootings survivors call for federal ban on assault weapons in Washington

    United States, Washington DC
    Society
    March 25, 2023 at 00:40 GMT +00:00 · Published

    Students and educators who survived school shootings gathered in Washington on Friday to call the Senate to pass a federal ban on assault weapons.

    Protesters held signs that read 'Protect kids, not guts' or 'Their desks can't stop bullets, but yours can', amongst others.

    Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi also took part in the protest. "Thank you to the courageous survivors who are here sharing your stories, turning your pain into action, horror into hope, so this doesn't happen again", she said.

    According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 100 mass shootings in the US since the beginning of the year.

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    Students and educators who survived school shootings gathered in Washington on Friday to call the Senate to pass a federal ban on assault weapons.

    Protesters held signs that read 'Protect kids, not guts' or 'Their desks can't stop bullets, but yours can', amongst others.

    Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi also took part in the protest. "Thank you to the courageous survivors who are here sharing your stories, turning your pain into action, horror into hope, so this doesn't happen again", she said.

    According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 100 mass shootings in the US since the beginning of the year.