NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Some Tennessee students are planning a “die-in” to honor those who lost their lives in a 2016 shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
The Tennessean reports Williamson County students will join a nationwide demonstration known as “National Die-In Day” on Tuesday to push for gun control. The die-in will be held by WilcoStudentsForChange and Marshall County High School students. The gunman killed 49 people. He was killed in a shootout with a SWAT team.
Last month, the Williamson students hosted a town hall on gun control open to elected candidates and officials. Fatal mass shootings at schools in several states this year have sparked a nationwide, youth-led movement for stricter gun laws.