The movement of high school students calling for action on guns after a bloody rampage that killed 17 people in a Florida high school has made its way to the Utah Capitol. Eight West High School students pulled lawmakers off the House floor on Friday and asked them to support gun-control measures.
Students who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School quickly headed to the statehouse in Tallahassee to call for gun control, and there are plans for nationwide school walkouts, including in Utah.
Members of the group at the Utah Capitol said they wanted the Legislature to take up gun control in its final two weeks before adjourning on March 8, a prospect senators have said is unlikely.