Teens Fighting Gun Violence Through Twitter

Teens use of Twitter and Hashtags to fight gun violence is actively becoming a more effective tool for organizing and fighting for gun regulations than anything in the last 20 years or so. Students are not only spreading awareness, but actually rallying in large amounts, and personally confronting politicians about their ties with organizations like the NRA.

*image is linked to CNBC article it was taken from

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