Parkland 
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
3-27-18
Gun-control advocates believe their activism will mirror the fight for gay marriage. They’re wrong.
by James Kirchick
The better comparison is Prohibition — and we all know how that turned out.
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SOURCE: NYT
3-22-18
America Passed Gun Control in 1968. Can It Happen Again?
by Jason Sokol
The King and Kennedy assassinations spurred the passage of the Gun Control Act.
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3-14-18
We Shouldn’t Be Surprised that Young People Are Leading the Charge for Gun Control
by Bill Heiden
Most importantly, history shows that this kind of street action works.
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SOURCE: guns.com
3-13-18
Patrick J. Charles, author of a new book on guns, defends militia-centric understanding of Second Amendment
“There’s been people on both sides who’ve misappropriated historical evidence over time or failed to fully contextualize it.”
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
3-12-18
Jonathan Zimmerman says students should go on strike to win gun control
by Jonathan Zimmerman
West Virginia teachers won by striking. There’s a lesson in that.
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SOURCE: NYT
3-5-18
7 Times in History When Students Turned to Activism
History is full of movements led by students — albeit usually in college, not high school. Some were successful and others brutally crushed, but even the latter still resonate.
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