Snap Maps shows chilling view of gun control walkouts spreading across the country

This is what collective mobilization looks like.

High school students across the country walked out of school on Wednesday to protest inaction from politicians on gun control policy. The protests are a direct response to the deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Florida last week that took 17 lives.

A striking way to see the spread of this movement — from both a macro, and micro perspective — has emerged on Snap Maps. 

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By mid-Wednesday afternoon, Snapchat's map surfaced multiple featured and trending stories of walk outs from California to Texas, Florida to D.C., and more states and schools across the country. Read more...

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