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Parents, students demand change in wake of deadly Florida shooting

One week after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida - friends and families of victims are busy meeting with politicians, demanding change.

Wednesday there were two big events - one was a town hall with President Trump in Washington, D.C. - the other, a town hall, hosted by CNN, in Florida.

At the White House, that listening session began with a prayer - but quickly became emotional, as students and parents expressed their concerns to the president.

"I was born into a world where I never got to experience safety and peace," Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Justin Gruber said. "There needs to be a significant change in this country."

President Trump suggested the idea of potentially arming teachers, and said he supports stronger background checks and regulating bump-fire stocks.

At the CNN Town Hall, there were calls for gun control reforms, or weapon bans.

In a heated discussion, high school student Cameron Kasky tried to demand Florida Senator Marco Rubio to denounce campaign contributions from the NRA.

Sen. Rubio said he accepts help from anyone who agrees with his agenda, and that he believes in the second amendment, but also supports laws that would keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

Florida Governor Rick Scott did not appear at the town hall.