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No Guns at Recess rally

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Oxford High School graduate Madeline Johnson adds to a shrine made from toys set below the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence. Johnson lost her best friend Madisyn Baldwin during the Oxford High School shooting last year that killed four students and injured six others and a teacher. She'll be a freshman at Oakland University this fall, and says the tragedy has impelled her to consider a career in public policy.
Oxford High School graduate Madeline Johnson adds to a shrine made from toys set below the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence. Johnson lost her best friend Madisyn Baldwin during the Oxford High School shooting last year that killed four students and injured six others and a teacher. She'll be a freshman at Oakland University this fall, and says the tragedy has impelled her to consider a career in public policy.
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Yale-bound freshman Jayanti Gupta, an organizer at March for Our Lives Michigan, speaks during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
Yale-bound freshman Jayanti Gupta, an organizer at March for Our Lives Michigan, speaks during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
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"It's happened to my peers, and it keeps happening. It's come down to this: We have to take action now because this needs to stop," Sarah Sevener, a senior at Spring Lake High School says holding a sign she made with pictures of students killed in school shootings since Columbine. She was one of a few dozen students demonstrating Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing.
"It's happened to my peers, and it keeps happening. It's come down to this: We have to take action now because this needs to stop," Sarah Sevener, a senior at Spring Lake High School says holding a sign she made with pictures of students killed in school shootings since Columbine. She was one of a few dozen students demonstrating Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing.
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Claire Robinson of Ann Arbor, left, a sophomore at Tufts University in Boston, and Oliva Morelli, a freshman at Indiana University, demonstrate Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan.
Claire Robinson of Ann Arbor, left, a sophomore at Tufts University in Boston, and Oliva Morelli, a freshman at Indiana University, demonstrate Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan.
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Students wield signs Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violece prevention organization.
Students wield signs Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violece prevention organization.
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University of Michigan freshman Berelian Karimian, a youth organizer for March For Our Lives Michigan and incoming freshman at the University of Michigan, speaks .Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violece prevention organization.
University of Michigan freshman Berelian Karimian, a youth organizer for March For Our Lives Michigan and incoming freshman at the University of Michigan, speaks .Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally at the state Capitol in Lansing. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violece prevention organization.
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Students lay on the ground "playing dead" during a "No Guns at Recess Rally" demonstration in front of the state Capitol, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. This "die-in" part of the rally was to bring attention to students who have lost their lives due to gun violence in schools. They called out lawmakers for their "inaction," demanding stricter laws and swifter action. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violence prevention organization.
Students lay on the ground "playing dead" during a "No Guns at Recess Rally" demonstration in front of the state Capitol, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. This "die-in" part of the rally was to bring attention to students who have lost their lives due to gun violence in schools. They called out lawmakers for their "inaction," demanding stricter laws and swifter action. The event was organized by March for Our Lives Michigan, a youth-led gun violence prevention organization.
Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal
A shrine made from toy donations is displayed at the base of the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence.
A shrine made from toy donations is displayed at the base of the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence.
Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal
Demonstrators "play dead" near a shrine of toys by the base of the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy and person lying on the ground was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence.
Demonstrators "play dead" near a shrine of toys by the base of the Capitol steps, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the "No Guns at Recess" rally in Lansing. Each toy and person lying on the ground was meant to symbolize the death of a student due to gun violence.
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