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Florida shooting survivors flood US capital, push for gun control

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School listen to a speaker at Leon High School instruct them on how to speak with Florida state legislators about strengthening gun control laws, following last week’s mass shooting on their campus, in Tallahassee, Florida, on Tuesday. — Reuters
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Students who survived the Florida school shooting prepared to flood the Capitol Wednesday pushing to ban the assault- > “We’re what’s making the change. We’re going to talk to these politicians tomorrow. We’re going to talk to them the day after that. We’re going to keep talking, we’re going to keep pushing until something is done because people are dying and this can’t happen anymore,” said Alfonso Calderon, a 16-year-old junior. “You guys are what we’re trying to protect.” Despite their enthusiasm and determination, the students and their supporters aren’t likely to get what they really want: a ban on AR-15s and similar semi-automatic rifles. Republican lawmakers are talking more seriously about some restrictions, but not a total ban. Instead, they’re discussing treating assault-