LOCAL STUDENTS WALKOUT TO HONOR MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS VICTIMS

While adults and law enforcement were doing their part to keep criminals off the streets and away from school zones, students' focus was to always go to school and maintain good grades.

That, until February 14, 2018 when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

Stoneman Douglas High-School located in Parkland, Florida is a high school that has been targeted by a 19-year old suspect named Nikolas Jacob Cruz. Cruz apparently opened fire shooting and killing 17 people on campus, 14 victims who were students and 3 victims who were staff members. Suspect Nikolas Cruz was eventually arrested and charged with seventeen counts of premeditated murder and 17 attempted murder charges. This is one of many mass school shootings that we have all heard about. Many adults and lawmakers have been voicing their opinions and protesting for years throughout the country to have tougher gun laws and better gun control to reduce crime and death rates.

Students at Stoneman Douglas High School who were friends of the victims were the first group of students to get their voices out on gun control after this tragedy. Now, students nationwide including some locally are getting involved with Parkland, Florida to march and voice their opinions on gun control as well. In fact Vanden High-School in Fairfield, Ca released an statement in their weekly bulletin writing quote "Wednesday March 14th is also a scheduled student walkout to honor the students and staff members who lost their lives at Stoneman Douglas High School. Please see the attached letter for details. Students will have access to the football stadium where they will gather to honor the students and staff" (Vanden High School PRINCIPAL'S WEEKLY BULLETIN).

Eventually, students' voices were heard in Washington D.C and President Trump is now working to make gun access more strict by raising the minimum age to buy weapons from 18 years old to 21. According to CNBC News, "More contentious proposals, such as raising the minimum age for buying guns to 21 from 18, or requiring background checks for guns bought at gun shows or on the internet, will be studied by a commission headed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the officials said. The Justice Department will also provide an unspecified amount of grants to states that want to train teachers to carry guns in school - an idea already in place in a small number of states, and backed by the National Rifle Association gun rights lobby.Trump has said he believes armed teachers would deter school shootings and better protect students when they happen."

Reporting for you live, Robert Rincon, Robert's Daily Report.