Pain for Parkland students after pro-gun candidates win: 'I'm shaking with anger'

Despite months of tireless campaigning, student activists watched with frustration as Florida races failed to bring change

Election night brought new sadness and frustration to Parkland, Florida, where a school shooting in February left 17 people dead.

Gun control made some advances nationwide. Democrats, who have embraced gun control as a winning campaign issue, took control of the House of Representatives, where only two years ago, lawmakers held a sit-in on the House floor because Republican leaders refused even to allow a vote on stricter gun laws.

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