High school students from in and around Washington, D.C., staged a die-in in front of the White House to protest against gun violence in schools. (Reuters)High school students from in and around Washington, D.C., staged a die-in in front of the White House to protest against gun violence in schools. (Reuters)Seventeen high school students lay down for three minutes in front of the White House on Monday to represent the lives lost during the shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the amount of time it takes to buy a gun. The White House said Monday that Trump, who met with members of the Parkland community, is open to congressional efforts to strengthen federal background checks for gun buyers. [A loud, new voice after the latest school shooting: Kids ]“I believe in the Second Amendment,” said Baer, a junior at Winston Churchill High School in Montgomery County, Md.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2018 23:00 UTC