'It's disgusting that we have to be here to do this': Teachers, students once again rally to demand gun reform at the state capitol. COPolitics EdColo
DENVER — Hundreds of students and teachers rallied at the state capitol Friday — a day that was supposed to be for healing in the wake of the East High School shooting — to urge lawmakers to take action on gun violence once again.
"Just unbelievable the amount of trauma these students go through. Almost all of my students were in tears," said Kjersten Ostrom Condojni, who teaches prevention education for substance abuse and mental health across DPS high schools."To have these tragedies happen day in and day out is horrible. Their mental health continues to decline; their anxiety skyrockets.
Otherstudents told Denver7 they would like to see the minimum age to purchase a firearm be raised to 25. Outside East High, parents were gathering before they made their way to join students at the state capitol rally. Among them was Steve, a parent who Denver7 spoke with earlier this week. Frustrated over gun violence, what these East High School parents want to change Next week, Democratic lawmakers are preparing to introduce a bill that would ban ghost guns in Colorado, Denver7’s Meghan Lopez reported Thursday.
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