US students have had #ENOUGH: The mass school walkout in pictures

Students across the United States left their desks to campaign for tighter gun control in the wake of the Florida school shooting - here are the best pictures of the mass walkout from across the US.

A student holds a sign reading 'Protest children, not guns' in Washington, DC. (AAP) Source: AAP

Students have walked out of their schools, in solidarity, calling for stricter gun control in the US. 

They did so in the memory of 17 students and staff who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Students from Washington to Los Angeles joined the walk out of classrooms, holding up signs reading "Books not Bullets" and "Protect People Not Guns" in protest.

FULL STORY: THOUSANDS OF US STUDENTS MARCH IN PROTEST FOR BETTER GUN CONTROL IN THE US 

The #ENOUGH movement has gained major traction worldwide, with the spotlight firmly on the US and how the White House and the National Rifle Association (NRA) responds to change. 

Here are some of best pictures from the walkout: 

Senior Rutik Shinglot speaks to students during a walkout at San Luis Obispo High School Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in San Luis Obispo, California. Source: The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo)

Student Matt Post of Md., right, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi left, speaks at a rally on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Source: AP

Student activist Matt Post (pictured above) speaks in front of thousands of students and teachers during a gun control rally outside Capitol Building in Washington.

Young people marching in the national school walkout over gun violence pass the image of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Source: EPA

Students rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Source: AAP

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Here, students in Washington are gathered outside the US Capitol, to make their feelings about gun control and the NRA known. 

It's the first major co-ordinated action of the student-led movement for gun control which formed in response to Parkland. 

Protests generally lasted 17 minutes, one for each of the Parkland victims. 

Source: AAP

Students at Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, held a moment of silence on their football field and in the stands. 

Others held up banners demanding the US make a change when it came to their stance on guns. 

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Students also walked out of school to protest in front of the White House, turning their backs on the building in a statement about how the US government has responded to Parkland. 

The #ENOUGH protest won't be the last, another nationwide student-inspired protest, the March For Our Lives, will be held on March 24.