Students at Ridgely Middle School in Maryland walk out of class, joining a nationwide movement demanding safer schools in response to gun violence. Organized by eighth grader Addie Wahlstrom, the event encourages students to voice their fears over school shootings and advocates for legislation to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Wahlstrom and her peers, united by the rallying cry “Books not Bullets,” express their determination to be heard, motivated by a recent shooting in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 21 injured. With similar events taking place across the country, the urgency for lawmakers to act on gun control becomes ever clearer as students advocate for their right to feel safe in their learning environments.
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