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VIDEO: Highlights from the March For Our Lives in DC
More than 200,000 people took to the National Mall to call for stricter gun control laws in the March for Our Lives in D.C. You can see some of the highlights of the event here.
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Your guide to March For Our Lives
March For Our Lives — a rally promoting gun control efforts — arrives in Washington Saturday. It is is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the area, which will have a major impact on traffic and transit. WTOP has all the information you need.
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Poll finds gun violence is young people’s greatest fear
As the March For Our Lives is set to begin in D.C. Saturday, a new poll finds that gun violence, including in school, is the biggest fear young people face.
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Md. bill aims to ease process of charging those who threaten schools
The bill would be used in determining charges for cases revolving around threats of mass violence and increase penalties if the threats are made against children or places where children gather.
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Md. high school students share gun safety concerns with Cardin
Cardin told Richard Montgomery students that he was proud to see so many from Maryland take part in a recent walkout — and some responded with demands for more than rhetoric.
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DC-area students walk out of classes to protest gun violence
Students on Wednesday walked out of school nationwide and across the globe for the National School Walkout to protest gun violence.
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Photos: Students take part in National School Walkout
On March 14, students all across the globe took part in a school walkout for 17 minutes to protest gun violence. Check out the photos from one of the largest student-led demonstrations in decades.
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Va. Gov. Northam doesn’t expect gun control push during special session
Va. Gov. Ralph Northam said he wants the upcoming session to focus on resolving the standoff over the state’s two-year budget.
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DC-area school systems prepare for national school walkout to protest gun violence
Superintendents and principals throughout the D.C. region have been reminding students of school policies on disruptions to the school day, while trying to strike a balance to allow students to express themselves.
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How groups with stake in gun debate allot money to Md. lawmakers in Congress
As congressional gun talks ramp up, see how contributions from gun rights or gun control groups are distributed to Maryland lawmakers.
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Md. high schoolers meet students, alumni from Florida school where shooting happened
A meeting in Silver Spring brought Montgomery County students together with several young people from the Parkland, Florida, high school, where a Feb. 14 mass shooting claimed the lives of 17 victims.
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Scheduling conflict prompts search for new site for gun control protest
Proponents for stricter gun control laws are planning a march in D.C. in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, but they have hit a snag: There’s no set site for a demonstration.
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Montgomery Co. superintendent supports protests, worries about safety during walkouts
“Leaving school property poses a significant safety risk,” Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith wrote in a letter posted online. “MCPS does not have the staff or resources to ensure students are safe during the school day when they are not on a school campus.”
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More armed security, gun control to be weighed by Fairfax Co. School Board
Fairfax County School Board members will introduce ideas to promote safety, ranging from calling for gun control measures to increasing armed security.
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Again the question: Could armed teachers stop shootings?
After the Florida school shooting, lawmakers have re-started the debate about arming teachers. One representative said “our teachers do not need to be defending themselves with a No. 2 pencil.”
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