Thousands of protesters have taken to streets across the United States over the weekend in a protest for stricter gun control laws.

The March For Our Lives movement came about after 17 students were shot and killed at a high school in Parkland, Florida last month.

Singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lin Manuel-Miranda performed in front of the U.S Capitol Building to offer support to the survivors and the victims families and friends.

There was also 800 sister protests nationwide and abroad, with solidarity events taking place in Edinburgh, London, Geneva, Sydney and Tokyo.