gun reform
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The Gun Laws Moving Forward in the Florida Legislature Could Make Schools Especially Dangerous for Students of Color
On Monday, during an intense state Senate committee hearing on gun control, Florida lawmakers struck down a ban on assault rifles and approved an amendment allowing educators to carry firearms in school. Speaking on the floor during the session, Florida state Sen. Oscar Braynon told the room that “the talk” he gave his young boys…
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Armed Sheriff’s Deputy Who Never Confronted Gunman During Parkland, Fla., Shooting Thinks ‘He Did a Good Job’
For all the talk of armed good guys stopping a bad guy, there was one trained and armed law enforcement officer who did not confront the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as the shooting was unfolding. That sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer, Scot Peterson, still “believed he did a good job,” though,…
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Deranged NRA Spokeswoman: The Media Loves Mass Shootings, and Crying White Mothers Are Ratings Gold
National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch knows exactly what she is doing. Her job as a mouthpiece for the NRA is to shift the focus from looking at gun laws to looking at anything but gun laws. Seriously, she doesn’t care if the focus goes from the Parkland, Fla., mass school shooting to the county…