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A new Fox News report states that Chicago students trashed a Walmart store during Wednesday's National Walkout Day.

An Overview of National Walkout Day

National Walkout Day is a response to the horrific high school shooting which occurred in Parkland, Florida last month. Many students are convinced that U.S. legislators are not taking the proper precautions to prevent future occurrences. Therefore, students opted to walk out of class on Wednesday and protest in the middle of the streets for stronger gun control measures.

However, more events transpired than mere protests for gun control. Chicago students employed National Walkout Day as an opportunity to destroy a business within their own communities.

A Walmart employee furthermore provided additional details about the 40-60 students who trashed the store:

"These guys jacked up our store pretty good. They pounced on cars in the lot, vandalized two of the school buses parked there. Threw Gatorade bottles at shoppers, smoke bombs, and we heard gunshots in the parking lot."

Controversy Surrounding National Walkout Day

The general consensus of National Walkout Day is considerably divided. Many liberals are in favor of students walking out of class. Conservatives, however, have expressed strong opposition to the events which transpired on Wednesday.

Overall, most right-leaning Americans believe that mental health and other issues are in need of the spotlight. Conservatives also have concerns that calls for gun control are gradual progressions towards repealing the Second Amendment altogether. One could argue that the aforementioned concerns are not unwarranted. Outlets such as the New York Times and Rolling Stone have publicly championed and endorsed the revocation of the Second Amendment.

Left-leaning Americans who have praised National Walkout Day have yet to speak out about the vandalism of one of Chicago's Walmart stores.

What Do Americans Think of the Destroyed Property?

News of the Chicago students who vandalized one of the businesses within their own community is rapidly making headlines. Naturally, people are weighing in with their thoughts and feelings.

Fox News readers also shared their thoughts in the comments section of the report:

"It is Chicago after all. Business as usual."

"Where was store security? Stores should be allowed to use any forces necessary to stop these punks."

"[T]ypical liberal behavior."