Eau Claire North HS students demand change in gun laws

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By Daniel Gomez
Published: Sep. 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM EDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - With gun violence continuing to happen around the country, students at Eau Claire North High School took a stand. It was lunch time when a more than a couple dozen students walked to Mercury Avenue. They demand stricter gun laws as students near and far continue to get hurt.

“Our ultimate objective is to get through the legislators so they can see that we as students are tired of school shootings and want higher gun laws,” said August Hendrickson. He organized Friday afternoon’s walk out, with the help of some friends.

On Wednesday, two students were shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado. And, just two weeks prior on August 27, tragedy struck closer to home. Two kids were killed and many others were hurt in the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis.

“So, when I heard about the shooting at the Catholic school in Minnesota I was devastated. Because, I may not believe the same things as them, no one deserves to die. They were children. No child deserves to die. Especially where they feel safest,” said Hendrickson. “It was important to get all out here because we’re the ones dealing with the school shootings. It’s not older people dealing with this, it’s mainly high school students. And, we want to make a change. We go to school to learn, not to die” ...

https://www.weau.com/2025/09/12/eau-claire-north-high-school-students-demand-change-gun-laws/

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1. Students hold walkout to protest gun violence in schools

Sep 12, 2025

Students from Standley Lake High lined Wadsworth Boulevard this afternoon.

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2. JeffCo students walkout of school to protest gun violence

By Jenny Brundin
Sep. 12, 2025, 3:38 pm

Students across Jefferson County walked out of class and protested on Friday to advocate against gun violence and show solidarity with students at Evergreen High School, after a shooting this week at Evergreen High School left three injured and a shooter dead.

Hundreds of students from Wheat Ridge High School and Everitt Middle School walked out of class in the morning, marching to the busy intersection of 38th Avenue and Kipling Street. They lined the streets waving placards that read things like “26 years since Columbine. What’s Changed?” “Books Belong In Schools, Not Bullets,” and “Dead Kids Can’t Learn.”

The protest was one of similar walk-outs in the district this week. Arvada West students walked out on Thursday, and hundreds of Stanley Lake High, Lakewood and Jefferson High students also walked out on Friday.

“We need change,” said Will, 17, who did not give his last name. “School can't be a place where we go to fear. I just want to learn. I shouldn't be scared for politics while I'm trying to learn about how to make the world a better place. I'm done being f--- scared” ...

https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/12/jeffco-students-protest-gun-violence-evergreen-school-shooting/

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3. Students push lawmakers on gun control

by Clint Combs
September 12, 2025

All Lakeville High School student Harper Jensen really wants are Taylor Swift tickets. But snagging those tickets can be a challenge: waiting in long Ticketmaster queues, praying the site doesn’t crash mid-purchase, hoping verified fan codes actually work before they sell out.

Meanwhile, someone with an affinity for mass shootings can legally purchase a deadly arsenal. At Annunciation Catholic Church, where 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski were killed and 18 others injured August 27, law enforcement found an AR-15, a semi-automatic pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun, and four empty rifle magazines.

On Labor Day, Jensen joined more than 100 other students rallying at the Minnesota State Capitol demanding a ban on semiautomatic guns and high-capacity magazines. Their voices echoed with clarity and urgency ...

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2025/09/12/minnesota-student-rally-gun-control/