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Bethan Staton, News Reporter

On 14 February 2018, a gunman walked into a Florida school with a semi-automatic weapon, and killed 14 students and three members of staff.

The deadliest school shooting in the United States since 26 were killed at Sandy Hook in 2012, the Parkland massacre was devastating. But as the 30th mass shooting incident in the US this year, it was not surprising.

US shootings like Las Vegas, Isla Vista or Parkland are often followed by calls for gun law reform, but they are also rarely followed by any kind of change.

This time, however, things seemed different.

:: President Trump is ignoring young Americans when it comes to gun control

With some of their teachers and fellow pupils dead, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school are mobilising.

And the movement they're building already feels much bigger than the usual outcry that follows American mass shootings.

Young, web-savvy and articulate, they've gained hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers, displayed impressive eloquence and understanding and built a powerful grassroots campaign.

Called #NeverAgain, it's already forced dozens of brands to cut ties with the National Rifle Association, helped pressure President Trump to call for a ban on bump stocks, and raised millions of dollars for the cause.

The activism is building up to a , scheduled for 24 March. The 25,000 people who have clicked to indicate they will attend the event (plus another 78,000 interested) have pledged students will never again go to school in fear.

Stars from Oprah Winfrey to the Obamas have pledged their support.

The activists have even attracted vitriol for their sudden and unexpected success, with some right-wingers pushing a conspiracy that they have been trained by the FBI, businessman George Soros or an anti-gun lobby for the campaign.

But who are the teenager survivors shaking up the gun control debate in the US?

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Theatre student Cameron is credited with founding the #NeverAgain movement - an idea he fell upon while sitting on the toilet wearing Ghostbuster pyjamas, according to a New Yorker profile.

After taking to social media to share his devastation after the massacre, he invited some friends and fellow survivors to help build a "central space" where they could work to change things.

They met at his parents' house after a candlelit vigil for those killed, and just before midnight on 15 February the #NeverAgain Facebook page was launched.

On his Twitter profile Cameron describes himself as "angry, scared, confused, grieving, and sick of the NRA fostering and promoting this gun culture".

Emma Gonzalez

A senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school, Emma has become one of the most visible spokespeople for the #NeverAgain movement, wowing crowds of thousands with eloquent and articulate speeches on the need for gun control and the grief of her fellow students.

She received a standing ovation at a CNN town hall debate following the shooting when she challenged gun advocate Dana Loesch over her apparent support for the easy availability of guns and deadly accessories.

Later, in a tearful 11-minute speech at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, she said: "We are going to be the kids you read about in textbooks... Not because we're going to be another statistic about mass shooting in America, but because we are going to be the last mass shooting."

She tweets at and has more than 725,000 followers - more than the National Rifle Association.

Sam and Matthew Zeif

In the aftermath of the massacre, a text exchange between brothers Matthew and Sam became one of the most shocking records of what had happened.

In the conversation, Sam attempts to reassure Matthew, who has just witnessed his teacher Scott Beigel being murdered while protecting his students.

The original screenshot image has been retweeted 569,000 times.

The "scariest part of it all was knowing my little brother was right above me and not knowing if I would ever see him again," Sam's tweet read.

"I've never really treated him the way he deserved."

David Hogg

Senior student David Hogg interviewed other students about the shooting while it was happening - helped by his experience as director of the school's television station.

Now he spends his time campaigning in high-profile actions for the #NeverAgain campaign.

He's been a vocal spokesperson for the drive to boycott companies that maintain partnerships with the NRA, targeting companies like Fed Ex and encouraging his 273,000 followers to do the same.

Jaclyn Corin

Class president Jaclyn had never experienced activism before the shooting.

But that all changed when she learned her friend Joaquin Oliver had been killed.

After posting a demand for gun control on Instagram, she threw herself into the campaign organised by her classmates - drawing on knowledge she'd learned from writing a 50-page project on gun control.

Now the 17-year-old is organising. She's also attracted attention for being especially sharp at confronting online trolls - tweeting acerbic responses to accusations that the teens are actors and vocalising her despair at the US system.