Parkland shooting survivors call for a march on Washington, D.C.

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They will be heard. 

Less than a week after the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead, survivors have announced a march on Washington D.C. to demand an end to gun violence. 

The call went out on Sunday morning talk shows, the BBC reports, with students and parents coming together under the banner of March For Our Lives. Planned for March 24 in both D.C. and in other communities around the country, the goal is to force collective action on gun control.

"Not one more," reads the group's mission statement. "We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students." Read more...

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