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Smoke and mirrors from US politicians as gun control calls mount
School students from Montgomery County, Maryland protest outside the White House yesterday

CHILDREN from Marjory Stoneman Douglas school, where Nikolas Cruz massacred 17 people on February 14, vowed not to rest until they secure real gun law reform as they met politicians today.

Fifteen-year-old Rachel Catania said Florida legislators had fobbed her off with “non-answers” but that “a change is going to happen.

“We’re not going to be the school that got shot. We’re going to be the school that got shot and made something happen,” she said.

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