National School Walkout: The Most Moving Signs Calling For Gun Control

Exactly one month after 17 students were killed in a shooting rampage at a Florida high school, students across America have staged a powerful protest against gun violence.

From Seattle to California, thousands of students walked out of their classrooms in a united front calling stricter gun laws and immediate action from the government. The 17-minute walkout represented one minute for every life taken at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, CNN reports.

Many students marched through the streets, descended on local government buildings and carried protest signs that summed up their anger, their hopes and their fears. In the words of one young signwriter: “One child is worth all the guns in the world”.

Here are some of many of the moving messages from the day.

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great sign my little sister sent me from today’s #nationalschoolwalkout pic.twitter.com/i0WqRMdaDF
— rachel handler (@rachel_handler) March 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/krubinpwrha/status/973822762639855616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2018%2F03%2F14%2Fnational-school-walkout-best-signs%2F&tfw_creator=mashable&tfw_site=mashable

Freshman Marie holds a sign outside Étude Middle School for #NationalSchoolWalkout in Sheboygan, WI. #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/AfOhWuEpCP
— Marina Jones (@marina_affo) March 14, 2018

Activists placed 7,000 pairs of shoes in front of the US Capitol building on Tuesday, to remember children killed by gun violence since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre pic.twitter.com/YlrVGsxEDJ
— CNN (@CNN) March 13, 2018

With signs, messages, and for some- first steps into activism… students are walking out for school safety. #NationalWalkoutDay @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/00RBh1t15i
— Linda Stouffer (@LindaWSB) March 14, 2018

Students at Sunset View Elementary School in San Diego formed a peace sign on the grass during today's National School Walkout. https://t.co/ttWjKw5N5J pic.twitter.com/546HH5mvOn
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) March 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/libbypellerin1/status/973989769326809088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecut.com%2F2018%2F03%2Fnational-school-walkout-best-protest-signs.html&tfw_site=TheCut

A sign created by one of our students. I think that pretty much says it all. #RMSproud #nationalwalkoutday pic.twitter.com/C7zfQXhAop
— Amanda Kate 🌎📚 (@Techieteach11) March 14, 2018