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“When can we just be kids again?” Students confront Colorado lawmakers after another East High School shooting

Rally comes as legislators continue debate on slate of gun bills

East High School students and supporters gather outside the House Chambers on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in support of gun reform legislation that will be debated Friday at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The students rallied one day after two staff members at East High School were shot by a student. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
East High School students and supporters gather outside the House Chambers on Thursday, March 23, 2023, in support of gun reform legislation that will be debated Friday at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The students rallied one day after two staff members at East High School were shot by a student. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Nick Coltrain - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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The rally was in response to the second shooting at East High School in as many weeks, but violence at any school affects every school, students said. They chanted slogans like "protect schools, not guns" from the Capitol steps.

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