Photos: City High School students walk out in Tucson to protest gun laws
Students from City High School in Tucson walk out in protest over the gun violence in schools after the shootings last week in Florida, where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
City High School juniors Ella Dunkle, left, and Samantha Zazueta sit in silent protest with their signs while a few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
City High School students (from left) Tala McKenna-Johnson, M. Kleve and Audrey Elias chant their calls for action while a few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
High-schoolers hold up their protest signs while a few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Riley Hamner, a sophomore, holds her protest sign outside the federal courthouse while a few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march down Congress Street toward the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few hundred City High School students, including senior Seamus Turner, chant their calls for action as they partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few hundred City High School students, led with a bullhorn-toting Fran Howard, 15, partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Students hoist their signs in a silent sit-in outside the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Cash Whiting, a sophomore, holds her protest sign while a few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
City High School students hold their signs as they partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few hundred City High School students sit protest outside the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few City High School students hold their signs during a silent sit-in outside the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
A few City High School students hold their signs during a silent sit-in outside the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Some of the few hundred City High School students partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
City High School students hold their signs as they partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Some of the few hundred City High School students, led by freshman Fran Howard with the bullhorn, partake in a peaceful walkout protest march to the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
City High School students walkout in protest
Anna Brunson, a senior, sits in silent protest outside the federal courthouse building, 405 W. Congress Street, on Feb. 21, 2018, in downtown Tucson, Ariz. The students marched in protest of gun violence in schools following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 students were killed.
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