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Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will join Democratic Congressional candidate Mary Barzee Flores in hopes of lifting her surging challenge in Florida’s 25th Congressional District. Patrick will be part of a canvas launch in Hialeah, alongside the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and student activists from Parkland. The arrival of a national figure and […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 20, 2018

Only a few Florida names were included in the latest endorsement rollout from the longstanding, national Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and his running mate Chris King, however, made the cut. So did Congressional District 27 hopeful Donna Shalala, who’s engaged in a hard-fought battle to turn the South […]

Ryan NicolAugust 24, 2018

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, one of the largest gun control advocacy groups in the country, has endorsed Democrat Emma Collum in her run for House District 93. The campaign is named after President Ronald Reagan‘s press secretary, Jim Brady, disabled as a result of the 1981 assassination attempt. Brady, who suffered a head wound, died […]

Brendan FarringtonJune 14, 2016

As in mass shootings elsewhere, the massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub is raising questions about access to guns — assault rifles, in particular. In Florida, buying one is no problem as long as you’re 18, a legal resident of the United States, aren’t a felon or a domestic abuser and have no documented […]

Marc YachtDecember 19, 2013

Although the recent slaying of a Zephyrhills High School student was not part of a school rampage, it does bring home Florida’s vulnerability to a school incident. Furthermore, on the eve of the anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, an apparently well-known and liked Colorado student brought a shotgun to school and shot one girl critically, […]

Deval Patrick, Brady Campaign rally votes for Mary Barzee Flores

Andrew Gillum among list of candidates backed by Brady Campaign

Brady Campaign backs Emma Collum in HD 93

Want to buy an assault rifle in Florida? No problem

Marc Yacht: Florida officials can do better on gun control