LINCOLN- Dozens of Nebraska students and activists turned up at the State Capitol on Thursday to press lawmakers for action on gun safety measures. The rally came just one day after students from over 300 schools around the country walked out of classrooms to protest gun legislation. The walk-out was prompted by the recent school shooting in Nashville.

Sen. Brewer's LB77, which allows for the permitless carry of handguns, recently passed through two rounds of debate, and only needs to go through one more before landing on the desk of Gov. Jim Pillen for a signature. State Sen. Jane Raybould, an opponent of this measure, has brought up the Nashville shooting several times on the floor of the Legislature to argue that the bill is dangerous.

Raybould stated that significant change in gun laws will come from young people, saying that they are "changing the future." Several students spoke during the rally, including two fifth graders from Omaha. "We can be louder than a gunshot," one of the fifth grade attendees told the crowd.

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