US students from coast-to-coast are planning to walk out of their high schools today to protest lax gun laws and demand protection from school shooters by the federal government. But a counter-movement is brewing on social media, which suggests students use the power of friendship, not agitating for gun control, to protect themselves.
US teens can stop school shootings by befriending loners, says #WalkUpNotOut
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