PARKLAND, Fla. — A hundred Stoneman Douglas High School students are busing 400 miles to Florida’s capital Tuesday to urge lawmakers to act to prevent a repeat of the massacre that killed 17 students and faculty last week. “I really think they are going to hear us out,” said Chris Grady, a 19-year-old senior who is going on the trip. Still, some Republicans questioned whether additional gun restrictions are the answer. Federal law allows those 18 and over to buy rifles, and Cruz passed background checks necessary to obtain the weapons. ——Follow the AP’s complete coverage of the Florida school shooting here: https://apnews.com/tag/Floridaschoolshooting .

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 04:17 UTC