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Alabama School students pledge against gun violence [Video]

POSTED ON AIR AND ONLINE. WELL, KIDS ACROSS OUR AREA ARE LOOKING TO START A NEW TREND BY SPREADING PEACE. WVTM 13 S BRYCE OSELEN SPOKE WITH STUDENTS PLEDGING TO DECREASE VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. MIDFIELD HIGH IN BESSEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENTS ARE PLEDGING AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. STUDENTS SAY THE VIOLENCE IS HITTING TOO CLOSE TO HOME. MY COUSIN, HE DIED NOT TOO LONG AGO. YOU KNOW, FROM GETTING SHOT. STUDENTS PLEDGED TO NOT BRING GUNS TO SCHOOL AND TO DEESCALATE DISAGREEMENTS VERBALLY. THE PLAYERS TO NOT USE GUNS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT STOPS THE GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR SCHOOLS. AND I SEE WHAT IT DOES TO OUR FAMILIES. MARKUS UNDERWOOD JUNIOR SAYS LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER TO GUN VIOLENCE IS A PAIN. HE KNOWS TOO WELL. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS DOWN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF STRAIGHT. I FEEL LIKE IT’S NOT SOMETHING WE …

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