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- ↑ Clayton, Abené (August 21, 2019). "March for Our Lives unveils sweeping gun reform agenda: 'The time is now'". The Guardian . Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Grinberg, Emanuella (August 21, 2019). "March for Our Lives has an ambitious new plan for addressing gun violence". CNN . Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Hassan, Adeel (August 21, 2019). "Parkland Shooting Survivors Release Ambitious Gun Control Plan". The New York Times . Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ Tillett, Emily (August 21, 2019). "Parkland school shooting survivors propose comprehensive plan for gun control". CBS News . Retrieved August 21, 2019.
