ALBANY, N.Y. -- Nineteen years after two shooters opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado, Capital Region students spent 13 minutes in near-silence. The only sound came from a student reading the names of the 13 people who lost their lives.

For the rest of their rally, the teens were anything but silent. A number of students spoke to their peers and local lawmakers, while others performed music and held home-made signs.

"High school is some of the hardest years of your life, and you have to survive it, but that takes a really literal message when you're afraid to go to math class because you might get shot there," said Rebecca Clair, a student at Voorheesville High School.

Students are demanding action and lending their voice to a movement started by students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where 17 were killed in February. Two survivors from the Parkland school spoke in Albany.

"We are no longer glued to our TVs after tragedies. We're glued to the officials who aren't making the right decisions," said Adam Alhanti, a Stoneman Douglas student.

The students vow they'll be loudest when it comes to the voting booth.

Many of the students raised their hands when asked if they would be voting in 2018; even more when asked about 2020, when a majority will be older than 18.