Too soon to talk about guns? Here's a time, school shooting survivors say: March 24

 
Student survivors of the Parkland, Fla., shooting rampage have set a date to talk about guns: March 24.

The nationwide group March For Our Lives announced Sunday the march on the nation's capital and other cities to press their demands for safer schools and for legislation "to effectively address the gun violence issues that are rampant" across the nation.

"Politicians are telling us that now is not the time to talk about guns. March For Our Lives believes the time is now," the group said in a statement announcing the march. "Not one more — we cannot allow one more child to be shot at school."

Other groups also have announced protests. Organizers of the Women's March held across the nation last month called for a 17-minute walkout by teachers nationwide on March 14, the one-month anniversary of the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people dead.

The Network for Public Education set April 20 as a Day of Action, calling for protests at schools on the day marking the 19th anniversary of the deadly shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School.

Source: usatoday