OXFORD, Mich. — Madeline Johnson is tired of "thoughts and prayers" and wants to see action when it comes to gun control in Michigan.
At a Wednesday news conference and prayer vigil in Oxford as part of seven events held by leaders in the End Gun Violence Michigan coalition across the state, the Oxford High School student recounted the events of Nov. 30, 2021, when her best friend Madisyn Baldwin was fatally shot by a fellow student who used a gun that was purchased by his father in the slaying. Three other students were killed in the shooting: Hana St. Juliana, Tate Myre and Justin Shilling.
Johnson and other Oxford students formed No Future Without Today in the wake of the tragedy. The student-led group focuses on pushing for the passage of state and federal laws that would lead to safer gun storage, universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
