18,000 March In 'Minnesota March For Our Lives' Saturday

SAINT PAUL, MN — Saint Paul police said an estimated 18,000 marchers make it safely through Saint Paul to the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday. "Thanks to all who drove with care so the #MarchForOurLives could make their voices heard," police said on Twitter.

The marchers are demanding public policy changes after 17 people were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The Minnesota chapter of "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America" hosted the anti-gun violence march, which began at Harriet Island and ended on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol.

"March For Our Lives is created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar," reads the March For Our Lives mission statement.

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"In the tragic wake of the seventeen lives brutally cut short in Florida, politicians are telling us that now is not the time to talk about guns. March For Our Lives believes the time is now."

The marchers covered 1.6 miles on their way to the capitol grounds, where demonstrators rallied and heard from a number of speakers.

Watch video of the march below:

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