Live updates: March for Our Lives rallies in L.A., Washington call for an end to school shootings
Demonstrations are taking place across the country today to demand immediate solutions to end gun violence and school shootings following the rampage last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed.
Parkland students planned the March for Our Lives in Washington with help from organizations including Planned Parenthood and Everytown for Gun Safety. Organizers say the goal is to “end this epidemic of mass school shootings.”
Hundreds of sister marches are underway in more than 800 locations nationwide. In Los Angeles, the main event kicked off in Pershing Square with a rally and speaker program organized by students, followed by a march to Grand Park.
Join us for live coverage of the marches in L.A. and Washington, as well as updates from events across the country.
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