Thousands of Kansans Demonstrate in Protest Against Gun Violence

Students spell out "enough is enough" on the steps of the old courthouse in downtown Wichita. Each sign bore the name of a person killed in last month's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. (Photo Credit: Nadya Faulx, KMUW Radio)

Monday, March 26th, 2018, by Kansas News Service

Students who protested over the weekend at the Statehouse in Topeka put Kansas lawmakers on notice: They are watching and they don’t like what they see. More on the weekend’s demonstrations from Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service.

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