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Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 27, 2015

With a super-majority in the House and a strong majority in the senate, Florida Republicans stand a pretty good chance of getting their way during this year’s Legislative Session. But that doesn’t mean progressive Democrats aren’t still riled up with messages for lawmakers. The group Progress Florida came together in Governor Rick Scott’s first term […]

James CallFebruary 16, 2015

A campus carry proposal cleared the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Monday on a partisan vote with supporters arguing it was an reasonable extension of a limited right to self-defense. Sen. Greg Evers, the Republican chair of the committee is sponsoring SB 176, which would allow concealed weapons permit holders to possess guns on college and university campuses. One point […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 15, 2015

“Hello there, Gunshine State. Hello all you folks in the sunset of your winter snowboarding season – better then snow shoveling, right? And hello all you other freedom lovers, thanks for being here at the fair today! “When I’m done talking, make sure you come visit the extinct, uh, the exotic species deep-fry tent on […]

James CallFebruary 11, 2015

The President of Florida State University doesn’t like the idea of guns on campus. Ten days after John Thrasher became president in November a gunman shot three students at the school library. One student paralyzed in the shooting is expected to resume engineering studies soon. A proposal by Rep. Greg Steube is moving through the Florida Legislature […]

Marc YachtJanuary 25, 2015

Hollywood-created assassin action actor Liam Neeson claims there are too many guns in America. Not shying away from the “F” word, he cites 320 million citizens and 300 million guns. Neeson, whose screen body counts approach that of Sylvester Stallone, mentions the all-too-frequent school killings that have taken innocent lives. The gun manufacturer PARA USA, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 1, 2014

Physicians interrogating and lecturing parents and children about guns is not about gun safety. It is a political agenda to ban guns. Despite the smokescreen deployed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Medical Association, one need only remember the policy statements and instructions posted on the AAP’s website years before Florida’s […]

Guest AuthorApril 29, 2014

Earlier this month, yet another disturbed student rampaged through a school, stabbing 20 students and a security guard with a pair of knives. Alex Hribal, a junior at Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh, walked into the school at the beginning of the school day and slashed and stabbed his way through the school’s packed […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

Though the firearm crime rate in America has steadily decreased since 1993, America remains awash in guns — legally purchased as well as illegally obtained. An estimated 6.6 million guns were transferred in 2012 without a federal background check. The Internet has opened up a vast marketplace of weapons — some from licensed dealers, many […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2013

The U.S. Constitution includes very specific protection for the right of citizens to bear arms. It does not, however, mention any similar right to bear children. With that in mind, I have an idea that will reduce all types of crime and violence without explicitly infringing on the Constitution in the process. What I propose […]

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Previewing the 2015 Legislative Session with Progress Florida’s Damien Flier

Guns on campus bill wins first committee shootout

Daniel Tilson: Vice President Sarah Palin's Presidents Day message

During Tiger Bay speech, John Thrasher reiterates opposition to guns on campus, desire for more money for faculty

Marc Yacht: Pistol-packing actor Liam Neeson could switch to kung fu

Marion Hammer: Doctors’ warnings about guns are just part of a political agenda

Steve Kurlander: School violence: More social workers needed, not cops or guns

Ben Kirby: Illegal guns are not welcome in St. Pete

Jim McClellan: A modest proposal to make our streets safer