The students are using their social media megaphone to call for new gun control measures, days after 17 people were killed by — according to police — a former student wielding an AR-15 in Parkland, Fla. “As teens, we’re a little obsessed with social media,” said Diego Pfeiffer, 18, a senior who has helped organize Never Again MSD, an acronym for the school. History suggests the challenge for the gun-control activists goes beyond channeling grief and outrage into calls for new gun laws. “People get stirred up, and there’s some activists who organize hashtags,” said Jonathon Morgan, founder of Data for Democracy, a nonprofit research group. In the hours after the shooting, several student reactions posted on social media went viral.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2018 22:14 UTC