ST. PAUL, Minn. — Students across Minnesota staged walkouts Friday to demand legislative action on gun control following the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School that killed two and wounded 21 others.

High schoolers from St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists took part in the walkout, leaving class Friday afternoon to gather with signs that read “Ban guns, not education” and “Am I next?”

“I feel like, enough has been enough. And I feel like I’m in a spot where I can use my voice and I’m allowed to and that I have the privilege of getting up and organizing an event like this,” said Mason Yang, 17, of Maplewood.

The group held a moment of silence before making its way to the Capitol.

Thirty-seven schools in the state were expected to participate in the walkout, in addit

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