NEXT UP! 3 138 School shootings #NeverAgain In February 2018, a former student enters Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He carries a semiautomatic rifle. When he sets off the fire alarm, the students think they are part of a fire drill. Seconds later they hear gunshots. They hide in classrooms, closets and bathrooms to escape the bullets. The gunman kills fourteen students and three teachers before he leaves the school. Fifteen others are injured. A few hours later the police arrest the gunman. After the massacre, some of the surviving students organise a social media campaign, #NeverAgain. They want stricter gun control laws. The students organise a protest they name “March for Our Lives” in Washington, D.C. People from all Before reading What is gun control? What do you know about the difference between gun laws in Iceland and the USA? easy read former – fyrrverandi to enter – fara inn to set off – virkja a fire drill – brunavarnaæfing gunshots – byssuskot a closet – skápur to escape – flýja injured – slasaður to survive – lifa af stricter – strangari gun control laws – lög um skotvopn
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