Close to 2,000 students rally against gun violence at Idaho Capitol
BOISE – Close to 2,000 people gathered on the Idaho Capitol steps to rally against gun violence on Wednesday – most of them high school and junior high students.
The crowd then poured into the Capitol, with many chanting, waving signs and protesting loudly in the Capitol rotunda. A more subdued crowd filled the House and Senate galleries, where they quietly watched their lawmakers at work.
“They did well,” House Speaker Scott Bedke said. “Nothing but respect was shown, yet the message was sent and received. I think we’re all thoughtfully pondering what our next steps should be.”
Meanwhile, the sound in the Capitol’s central rotunda was near-deafening, ringing with chants including, “Enough is enough” and “We want change!”
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