In Pictures: March For Our Lives campaigners protest worldwide over gun control

Across the continents, thousands of people are marching for gun control in the US to prevent another massacre.

Published Mar 24, 2018

Protesters fill Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The March For Our Lives movement is demanding a ban on assault-style, high-capacity rifles used with deadly efficiency in recent mass shootings.

Hundreds of protests are happening worldwide on Saturday, led by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where last month 17 people were gunned down by a former pupil.

Thousands of UK supporters gathered in solidarity outside the US embassy in London and the US consulate in Edinburgh.

Student Gun Protests — Blowing bubbles as crowds arrive for the March for Our Lives rally in Washington (AP)

Protesters hold up signs during the London March For Our Lives anti-gun rally outside the US Embassy in London (Stefan Rousseau/PA) — Americans living in the UK protest outside the US embassy in London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Demonstrators gather during the March for Our Lives protest for gun legislation and school safety outside city hall, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio (AP) — Demonstrators target the National Rife Association in Cincinnati, Ohio (AP)

Protesters during the Edinburgh March For Our Lives anti-gun rally outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA) — Demonstrators outside the US consulate in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

People hold banners during the March For Our Lives event in Paris (AP) — And in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (AP)

A mother comforts her daughter after a moment of silence at a rally in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Times Free Press/AP)

Protesters cry as they arrive at the March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in Washington (AP) — Two women are moved to tears as they arrive at the Washington rally (AP)