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PHOTOS: Austin Students Walk Out Of Class, Rally At Capitol To Demand Action On Guns

KUT 90.5 | By KUT Staff

Published April 20, 2018 at 3:15 PM CDT

Students marched to the Capitol on Friday to demand action on gun violence.

Thousands of Austin students walked out of class today and marched to the state Capitol to participate in a nationwide call for action on gun violence.

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