Young people around the U.S. walked out of school to demand action on gun violence Wednesday in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged since the massacre in Florida.
More than 3,000 walkouts were planned across the country and around the world, organizers said. Students were urged to leave class at 10 a.m. local time for 17 minutes - one minute for each of those killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Many students walked out with signs to get their message across. From "gUnsafe" to "Protect kids, not guns" and "#NeverAgain," these are just a few of the posters seen at demonstrations around the country.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Boston area high school students gather in St. Paul's Cathedral in Boston before a march to the Statehouse, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Students hold up their signs during a rally asking for gun control outside of the U.S. Capitol building, in Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Students hold up their signs during a rally asking for gun control outside of the U.S. Capitol building, in Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Boston area high school students rally on the steps of the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Students participate in a walkout to protest gun violence at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Students hold up their signs during a rally asking for gun control outside of the U.S. Capitol building, in Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Students Rally in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Boston area students chant on the Statehouse steps during a rally in Boston, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Boston area high school students rally on the steps of the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Students from Harvest Collegiate High School form a circle around the fountain in Washington Square Park on March 14, 2018 in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
Students from Harvest Collegiate High School form a circle around the fountain in Washington Square Park on March 14, 2018 in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
Students sit in silence as they rally in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Students Rally in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A student holds a sign at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2018 during a national walkout to protest gun violence. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Students at Yarmouth High School observe a moment of silence in honor of those killed in the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in New York City. (stylistofthelambs/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in New York City. (argelis_deoleo/Instagram)
Students from Miami County Day School walk out of their school to protest gun violence in Miami Shores, Fla., Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in New York City. (efarrelltalbot/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in New York City. (stylistofthelambs/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in Virginia. (rlenard43/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in New York City. (StylistoftheLambs3/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in Indiana. (jessicaloker/Instagram)
Students protest during the #ENOUGH National School Walkout in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Abby Cruz/Montgomery County Sentinel)