High school students in Wisconsin are hitting the pavement, walking 50 miles from Madison to Janesville in order to send a message to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in his hometown.
As part of their "50 Miles More" march, 40 students from Shorewood High School are spending their spring break showing solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were murdered in a mass shooting last month. The Shorewood high schoolers started their walk on Sunday, and they'll travel about 12 miles a day until they reach Ryan's office in Janesville on Wednesday. Once there, they'll hold a rally calling for changes to the country's gun laws.
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