SALT LAKE CITY — It was no ordinary Friday at Highland High School in Salt Lake City as nearly 200 students walked out in the middle of the day, demanding lawmakers do something to prevent school shootings.

The walkout took students from campus to neighboring Sugar House Park, where the kids became passionate about what they call unchecked gun violence across the country.

Coordinated by the group “Every Town for Gun Safety," the walkout was part of a national movement that came a little over a week after the deadly mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis .

"I only learned about the walkouts on Monday, and so it's just been a really hectic four days, and so given especially that amount of time, I'm really happy with how many people showed up," shared walkout organizers Carm

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