Thousands of students walk out of classes to call for gun control

Thousands of students across the U.S. walked out of their classes on Thursday, calling for stricter gun control.

The protest was sparked by the recent school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

We spoke to students who organized the walk-out at South High School in Denver:

Crystal Centano-Padilla says she and other young people are making reasonable demands:

IN: "We are not saying…"
OUT: "… that kind of stuff"
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Sophie Cardin says school shootings are so frequent that she and her classmates never really feel safe:

IN: "Especially now…"
OUT: "… building"
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Jua Fletcher says the constant shootings in the U.S. should be cause for concern for all Americans:

IN: "This is something…"
OUT: "…right now."
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Dejane (pronounced Day-jha-nay) Ellerbee wrote a poem to express her frustration with the lack of action by lawmakers:

IN: "There have been…"
OUT: "…to be heard."
DUR: 12"

SOUNDBITE: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0314StudentProtester_Dejane.mp3