Florida lawmakers and students are on a collision course over guns after a vote to consider a ban on assault-style rifles fails
Get the Full StoryAP Photo Mark WallheiserSurvivors of the Parkland school shooting are pushing for gun control as state lawmakers avoid the topic.
Students traveled to the state legislature on Tuesday and witnessed the Republican-controlled House vote against considering a bill banning large-capacity magazines and assault rifles.
The vote was "heartbreaking," but has energized the teenagers to keep pushing for gun control.
PARKLAND, Fla. AP — Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault rifles like the one used in the attack.
The legislative action further energized the teens as they prepared to confront legislators who have quashed gun-control efforts for decades in a state where 1.3 million people have concealed carry permits.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Why North Korea sent hundreds of cheerleaders to the OlympicsSee Also:A 15-year-old boy was arrested over a threat of copycat killings posted to Instagram after the Florida high-school shootingWe took a scientific look at whether weed or alcohol is worse for you and there appears to be a winnerRetired Navy SEAL commander explains how to wake up earlier: 'Don't think'
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