“We’re determined to be the last school shooting generation,” asserted protest organizer Students Demand Action.
By Brett Wilkins. Published 4-5-2023 by Common Dreams
Students from Boulder High School march through Boulder, Colorado Photo: Paige Leonard/Twitter
Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year.
Wednesday’s National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9-year-old children were shot dead last week at the Covenant School.
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