Local area students participate in the National School Walkout protest for school safety, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The youth-organized protest is to bring attention to school safety, protest gun violence and to honor the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
A student from the Washington, D.C., area has "Don't Shoot" written across her palms at a sit-in protest in front of the White House. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Local area students participate in a sit-in protest in front of the White House. Across the country, some 3,100 schools participated in the demonstration. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during the protest with students outside the Capitol. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., holds the hand of Matthew Post, a student member of the Montgomery Country, Md., Board of Education, as they speak at the rally. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, walks with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Calif., as they greet student protesters. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students chant "enough is enough" outside the White House. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students rallied at the Capitol, where the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, the first major congressional vote on school safety since the Parkland shooting. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Inside the Capitol, the Senate Judiciary Committee was holding a hearing on school safety. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students protest at the White House. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students participate in a "sit in" at the White House. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
A protester holds a sign as she participates in the walkout. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Local area students march to Capitol Hill as they participate in the National School Walkout protest for school safety. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Student protesters march to Capitol Hill. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Local area students march past a poster featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as they make their way to Capitol Hill. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Local area students march to Capitol Hill during the walkout. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students protest in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Local area students protest at the National Mall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, walk out of class and gather on the sports field to protest for stronger gun control. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students and teachers gathered on the football field for a 17-minute walkout where the original song "Shine" composed by the drama club played. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School walk out of class and gather on the sports field to protest. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Student Koaelyn Brabcl from Westglades Middle School in support for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School walked out of class. Brabcl held up her hands with "Don't Shoot" on them after she walked out of class to protest for stronger gun control. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students walk out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in protest. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School visit the school memorial after they walked out of class to protest. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students walk out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students visit the school memorial after they walked out of class to protest. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Student activist David Hogg walks outside to protest. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
A poster showing a school hall with an active shooter is on display by the makeshift memorial at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students and teachers walk out of class and gather on the sports field at Stoneman Douglas. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Supporters hold up a sign outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students walkout of class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
A supporter holds a sign outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
A supporter holds up a sign outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Supporters hold up signs outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo by Gary Rothstein/UPI
Students from Leadership and Public Service High School {link:protest: "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/03/14/Students-walk-out-across-US-to-call-for-end-of-gun-violence/4061520980933/?utm_source=fp&utm_campaign=ls&utm_medium=1"} with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
"America's students can clearly see what the GOP cannot: Weak gun laws are at the heart of America's gun violence problem," Cuomo {link:tweeted: "https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/973918482373988352"}. "Proud to join the students at Leadership and Public Service High School." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Thousands of students protested in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Students in New York City hold signs in protest. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Students protest with a sign that reads,"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Students participate in a "die in" by laying down side-by-side. Cuomo joined them on the ground at one point. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Students participating in the "die in." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Students protest in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Grants Pass High School students participate a national walkout to honor Florida school shooting victims, in Grants Pass, Ore. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass High School students protest. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass High School students participate in the walkout. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass students protest. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass High School student holds a sign that reads, "The scariest thing at school should be a pop quiz." Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass High School students protest. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Pro-gun rights advocates who are students at Grants Pass High School protest the national walkout. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Grants Pass High School students participate in a prayer circle. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
High School students attend a demonstration at City Hall in San Francisco. Photo by Terry Schmitt
Students walking out of High School march to a demonstration at City Hall in San Francisco. Photo by Terry Schmitt
High School students attend a demonstration at City Hall in San Francisco. Photo by Terry Schmitt
High School students shout during a demonstration at City Hall. Photo by Terry Schmitt
High School students attend a demonstration at City Hall in San Francisco. Photo by Terry Schmitt