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Trump pushes for ban on modified guns as survivors of Florida shooting continue protests

A ban on modified guns is being pushed by President Donald Trump of the United States as gun control debate took on a new urgency following the killing of 17 people at a school in Florida last week by a 19-year-old.

Mr Trump who was speaking at the White House, said he had directed the justice department to propose a law to make the accessories illegal.

Reports says Trump has already signed an order to ban bump-stock devices, which were used by a gunman who killed 58 Las Vegas concert-goers last year.

Read also: ‎ FLORIDA SHOOTING: 19-yr-old suspect charged with 17 counts of murder

Such devices enable a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute.

Meanwhile, dozens of students and parents from the Florida high school arrived in the state capital of Tallahassee on Tuesday to lobby for a ban on assault-style rifles.

According to reports, students from the South Florida high school were tearful as they stepped down from the bus in Tallahassee to be welcomed with waves, cheers and sombre applause from fellow teens.

“We’re here to make sure this never happens again,” Diego Pfeiffer a senior at Stoneman told the crowd that included hundreds of students from a Tallahassee high school over a crackling microphone.

 

 

 

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