High school students to stage walkout for gun laws at Georgia Capitol
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Atlanta high school students are planning a walkout at the Georgia Capitol Building to push for stronger gun control laws following the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School. It's been just over two weeks since the deadly attack in Barrow County left two students and two teachers dead and nine wounded. The violence has spurred some high schoolers to advocate for change in the state. Students at Atlanta's Morgan Oliver School have organized a citywide school walkout on Thursday to call for legislative action. The organizers say they are frustrated with legislative inaction on the issue of gun safety in Georgia and want to "draw widespread attention to the urgent need for legislative reform.
" The demonstration was initially supposed to happen on Sept. 13 but was delayed because of student safety concerns.