Two candidates, one from Wyoming, have joined forces to host a statewide rally Thursday, Feb. 22, calling for tough measures to stop gun violence.

Dr. Rob Davidson, a verteran emergency department physician and a candidate for the Second Congressional District, and Robert Vankirk, a community activist in Wyoming and candidate for State House District 77, spearheaded the event which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the state Capitol building in downtown Lansing.

The event feature Kalamazoo Central High School students who developed a petition that has gone viral, families and concerned citizens, and political leaders. The rally also will call upon state and federal legislators to sign a multipart pledge that calls on them to support safeguards to reduce gun massacres, for more mental health resources and funds for school security to tough restrictions on assault weapons and bans on high-capacity magazines.