(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caroline Phinney, left, and Chiemi Maloy join a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report card on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carolyn Tuft, right, who survived the 2007 mass shooting at Trolley Square that left her with lead poisoning from shotgun pellets still in her body, talks about her daughter Kirsten Hinckley who was killed that day as her portrait is held up by Mary Ann Thompson of Mom's Demand Action for Gun Sense, during a rally at the Utah Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) March for Our Live Utah sign up people during a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report card for Utah legislators based on their voting records on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ainsley Moench with March for Our Lives Utah, listens to those speaking during a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carolyn Williams joins a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report card for Utah legislators based on their voting records during the 2019 legislative session on gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students from the Youth Theater at the U sings a song from Death of the American Teenager, a production by the Conservatory program performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019 at they join others at the Utah Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 for a gun violence rally.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Siblings Ariana and Cruz Yanez lend their voice to a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artwork depicting gun violence created by students is displayed by Claudia Fruin of the group Bulletproof Kids Utah as she attends a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Lindblom joins a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL.
Members of the Utah March for Our Lives chapter rallied on Capitol Hill on Saturday, calling for action on a number of gun violence prevention bills that, three weeks into the legislative session, have yet to receive public debate.
The rally, which featured a number of student speakers, took place the day after the two-year anniversary of a school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that set off cries for gun reform around the nation and sparked the formation of local youth groups focused on gaining gun control.
The rally comes one week after hundreds of gun activists gathered peacefully on Capitol Hill, where they openly carried weapons, waved flags and cheered on speakers touting the Second Amendment.
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