March For Our Lives in Bellingham, Wash

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Squalicum High School senior Noah Lovell reads a poem during opening statements during the March For Our Lives student protest to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Student protestors lead the March For Our Lives down Bay Street towards Holly on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Meridian High School senior Heather Bergenson of Bellingham, 2nd from left, helps lead the March For Our Lives student protest to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Western Washington University student Jazzmyn Hannah (cq) of Bellingham address the crowd before the March For Our Lives student protest to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Squalicum High School senior Noah Lovell reads a poem druing the March For Our Lives student protest to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Susan Root of Bellingham displays her sign before the opening remarks for the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Protest signs rest in a window at Bellingham City Hall before the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Western Washington University elementary education student Abigail Wieland of Bellingham protests outside City Hall during the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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(l to r) Jeffery Emert, Mareen Crosby, and Juan Azevedo (cq) hold signs in support of the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Thousands march in the March For Our Lives to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Local students lead thousands of marchers in the March For Our Lives student protest to demand Congress protect schools from mass shootings on Saturday morning March 24, 2018, in downtown Bellingham, Wash. Organized by local high school students, the march began at Bellingham City Hall then snaked through downtown. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)