Hundreds of thousands -DECRY- guns.
Students have -TAPped INTO- a current of gun control sentiment that has been building for years
More than 20,000 people filled a park near the school, -CHANTing- slogans such as "Enough is enough".
President Donald Trump had yet to -WEIGH IN- on Twitter about the protests.
In addition to pushing for -TIGHTer- gun laws, the students have been working to register young people to vote.
-DRAWing- from the civil rights leader's most famous words, she said: "I have a dream that enough is enough".
Yolanda Renee King gave a -ROUSING speech at the Washington rally.
Protesters complained that they are tired of inaction by -GROWN-UPS-.
one of the biggest -YOUTH- protests since the Vietnam era
We will get rid of these public servants who only care about the gun -LOBBY-.
Organizers of the big -RALLY- in the nation's capital hoped their protest would match in numbers and spirit last year's Women's March.
Our -BALLOTs- will stop bullets.
-SUMMONed- to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation's capital.
Organizers hope the passions of the crowds will translate into a -TIPPING POINT- starting with the elections.
They called for such measures as a ban on high-capacity -MAGAZINEs- and assault-type rifles.
A -BAN- on "weapons of war" for all but warriors.
an official or legal prohibition
to establish a connection with something, especially in order to take advantage of something
call people to attend (a meeting)
exciting; stirring
the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change
say or shout repeatedly in a singsong tone
to take or obtain something from a particular source
young people considered as a group
a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause
fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open
a group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue
a chamber for holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically to the breech of a gun
to offer an opinion, advice, support, etc., especially in a forceful or authoritative way
the piece of paper used to record someone's vote
adults
to publicly denounce
