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A Year After Parkland : 1A Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead. Some of the survivors — Emma Gonzales, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky and others — have turned their mourning into action, marking a changing wind for gun laws around the nation.

We spoke with David Cullen, author of Parkland: Birth of a Movement and Columbine, who spent time getting to know the students and families affected by the Parkland shooting.

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A Year After Parkland

A Year After Parkland

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Anti-gun violence activists students arrive on the "March for our lives" bus to Fairfield Hills Campus, in Newtown Connecticut on August 12, 2018. KENA BETANCUR/KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Anti-gun violence activists students arrive on the "March for our lives" bus to Fairfield Hills Campus, in Newtown Connecticut on August 12, 2018.

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Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Sante Fe High School.

Mass shootings in schools are a nightmare we've experienced on repeat.

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead.

Some of the survivors of that traumatic event turned their mourning into action. The work of M.S.D. students like Emma Gonzales, David Hogg and Cameron Kasky has marked a changing wind for gun laws in our nation.

And their activism has struck a chord nationwide. According to a Giffords Law Center study, last year lawmakers in 27 states passed 67 new laws aimed at restricting gun access.

We spoke with David Cullen, author of Parkland: Birth of a Movement and Columbine, who spent time getting to know the students and families affected by the Parkland shooting.