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A bipartisan group of senators have reach an agreement on a framework for a series of new gun safety measures on Sunday, but they fall short of banning the purchase of assault weapons for those under 21. Specifically, the agreement would expand background checks for those under 21 who purchase guns; grants for states…

The children's crusade to end school shootings is coming to Congress – and coming after any congressmen and senators who stand in their way. Following up on the success of their March for Our Lives demonstrations last month, organizers will be holding Town Halls for Our Lives meetings in congressional districts all…

Jim Jefferies attended March For Our Lives in San Diego over the weekend, and broadcast the results on his Comedy Central late-night show, reminding viewers that, back in the day, his gun-control routine had gone viral. “I was known as The Gun Control Guy,” he insisted, adding, “The movement needed its hero…

Tens of thousands of protesters, chanting "Enough is Enough," joined the children's crusade in downtown LA today to end gun violence. "Hey hey NRA, how may kids did you kill today?" they chanted behind a giant March for Our Lives banner that stretched sidewalk-to-sidewalk across 6th Street. 'Hey hey, ho ho, the NRA…

Refresh for updates Paul McCartney is among those marching against gun violence in New York City today, and spoke to CNN’s Jason Caroll to note, "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it’s important to me." McCartney was referring, of course, to John Lennon, who was murdered by a…

Teenagers and tens of thousands of all ages are taking to the streets in Washington, D.C., as well as hundreds of cities around the country and the world today to protest gun violence and schools shooting. You can watch the march down Pennsylvania Avenue in the U.S. capital live above and check out a map of the route…

Today’s international March For Our Lives rallies are bringing speeches, live music and celebrity activism to more than 800 locations worldwide, spotlighted by massive media coverage that starts early this morning and continues through the evening. Billed as the young people’s response to the Parkland, Florida school…

On the eve of the March For Our Lives demonstrations planned in Washington, D.C. and across the country, George Clooney penned a message thanking the students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida for what they “are doing to make the country a safer place.” In a letter published in The Guardian…

Media momentum is building for Saturday’s international March For Our Lives rallies, with coverage slated by at least four major media outlets and numerous online sites. Counting L.A., Washington D.C. and New York City, marches and rallies are being planned in 836 locations worldwide including Boston, Chicago, San…

Amy Schumer, Connie Britton, Olivia Wilde, Skai Jackson and Yara Shahidi are among the speakers set to take the stage at the Los Angeles March For Our Lives rally Saturday, with singer-songwriter Charlie Puth among the musical performers slated. The actors will share the stage with students from Marjory Stoneman…

Two of Broadway’s biggest names, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt, teamed up for the song “Found Tonight,” which is a benefit for the March 24 March for Our Lives. The march was organized by survivors of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Miranda, of course, wrote and starred in Ham…

4TH UPDATE, 1:40 PM: Philanthropist and businessman Eli Broad today pledged $1 million toward the movement to end gun violence, joining a number of Hollywood heavyweights including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, George and Amal Clooney, Jeffrey & Marilyn Katzenberg and others. "No one should have to…