Stars support US students' mass gun protest

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Image caption, L to R: Seth MacFarlane, Amy Schumer and Ben Stiller have all voiced their support

Ben Stiller, Seth MacFarlane and other stars have voiced support for students across the US who marked the Florida school shooting with a mass walkout.

"Proud of my kids and all the kids for stepping up today," .

"," MacFarlane said of protesters at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, scene of the 14 February shooting.

Fourteen students and three members of staff died in the attack, the deadliest US school shooting since 2012.

Wednesday's protests saw tens of thousands of pupils across America demand action on gun control.

Students left classes at 10:00 local time for 17 minutes - one minute for each person killed in Parkland.

Video caption, Students across US stage mass walkouts over Florida

"Respect to all those kids in America staging there [sic] walkout," singer Liam Gallagher. "Enough is enough."

Comedian Amy Schumer, meanwhile, to take part in March For Our Lives, another US-wide protest taking place on 24 March.

Others to voice support for the students included Golden Globe winner Rachel Brosnahan, who said she was "" by the nationwide action.

Singer Rufus Wainwright was among other celebrities to praise the coordinated protest, encouraging pupils to "keep marching" and "keep speaking out".

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