Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are pressuring state lawmakers in Florida to consider gun control laws. The move comes after 17 students and teachers were killed in last week’s shooting. The students have organized a demonstration for Wednesday in the state capital of Tallahassee to put pressure on the Republican controlled legislature. “I really think they are going to hear us out,” said Chris Grady, a senior who plans to attend the demonstration. He said he hopes the trip will lead to some common sense gun laws like rigorous background checks. Background checks are short investigations of people who seek to buy weapons. Shortly after the shooting, several legislators visited the school to see the damage. They appeared shaken afterward. Some Republican Party lawmakers said Monday that they would consider new gun laws. However, there is still strong resistance by many Republicans to any gun control measures.