Dozens of American high school students have held a ‘lie-in’ in front of the White House to demand presidential action on controversial gun control laws.

Following the shooting of 17 students at a Florida high school early last week, the students were joined by teachers and parents who lay draped in American flags with their arms crossed.

According to the White House, President Donald Trump is open to supporting a bipartisan effort to revise federal background checks for prospective gun buyers.