PHOTO ESSAY: Bay Area students find their voice on National Walkout day

Not long ago, kids ducked, covered, and lived with constant worries about death by a nuclear attack from outside our borders. Now, they live in persistent fear of armed assaults from within. And on campuses?

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Not long ago, kids ducked, covered, and lived with constant worries about death by a nuclear attack from outside our borders.

Now, they live in persistent fear of armed assaults from within. And on campuses?

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Who woulda' thunk that?

I took these photos during the marches, Wednesday.

Most of these kids are not legal adults, but they have certainly found their voices. Imagine a future when they're old enough to vote.

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