Good morning, Cincinnati.

I was struck by a note on a bulletin board in the Western Hills University High School gymnasium last month.

“I’m tired of seeing my babies’ names on the news!”  it read.

This person was referring to the 15 kids in the West High community who died in shootings in the last six years.

These are kids who walked the halls, played basketball in the gym, raised their hands in class.

Yes, adults work tirelessly to address youth violence in the region. But kids want change, too. And a group of West High students even took matters into their own hands to address the gun violence epidemic.

Read how they did so here.

I left that gymnasium inspired by these kids. I hope, after reading, you will be too.

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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Teens want to end gun violence, big stretch for Reds | Daily Briefing