Right here in Central Pennsylvania, students were marching and protesting for stricter gun control.

 

“We were all born after Columbine and have never know a world where school shootings were a rare occurrence,” said State College High School Senior Kayla Fatemi.

 

Hundreds of State High students and community members want change.

 

Sophmore Kyra Gines wants gun control.

 

“Parkland was kind of the breaking point. We realized the voice students had and we decided there was no way we were going to be left out of something so big and something that’s going to end up being so important.”

 

Many carrying signs, saying ‘I want to read books, not eulogies’ and ‘my voice is my weapon’. 

 

State High alum Dean Phillips says this isn’t about taking away guns. 

 

“Show solidarity with the kids who are trying to make change not only for themselves, but the whole country.”

 

Rather, better background checks and banning specific firearms Phillips explained. 

 

“You can’t own a tank, you can’t own a surfaced air missile, but for some reason people feel the need to own an AR15 rifle, which can’t be used for hunting if you’re a real sportsman.”

 

For State High students and thousands more, it’s about making their voices heard. 

 

“We protest when somethings wrong,” said Grines. “It’s immeasurably important to be a part of it, because you want to be the change you want to see in the world and right now and today this is what we’re doing.”