'Let's listen to them': Calif. politicians tweet messages of support for March for Our Lives

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As hundreds of thousands of students and their allies took to the streets to advocate for gun control measures, California Democrats cheered them on with messages of support on social media.

"Young people are demanding that we get assault weapons off our streets. Let's listen to them," tweeted Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

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"Let's be very clear -- lip service, like thoughts and prayers, is not enough," wrote Rep. Barbara Lee. "No more empty words. No more moments of silence. We need ACTION."

There's some polling evidence that support for stricter gun laws is on the rise.

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A recent poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 69 percent of Americans believe gun laws in the United States should be stricter, an eight-point increase from October 2016 and up from 55 percent when the AP first began polling on the question in October 2013. A majority of gun owners, 54 percent, now support stricter gun laws, the AP reported.

Filipa Ioannou is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at fioannou@sfchronicle.com and follow her on Twitter