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Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2017

A bill in the Florida legislature that could arm teachers with guns in private religious schools passed the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. The legislation, sponsored by Polk City Republican Neil Combee (HB 849), would carve out certain religious private schools from Florida law that prohibits anyone except law enforcement officers from carrying guns in K-12 schools […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 21, 2017

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Michelle Gajda, the Florida chapter leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, spoke to reporters in the Capitol’s rotunda Tuesday as the group’s members met with lawmakers about gun-related legislation. Monday’s story about the organization is here. A Periscope video of Gajda’s remarks to news media is below: Gun control press conf. https://t.co/8Yf1FVAw3N […]

Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2015

“Not one more.” “Enough is enough.” “When will we do something about these mass shootings?” These are routine responses when someone shoots up a school, of which there have been three this month alone. In addition, let’s not forget about accidental shootings in the home, domestic abusers killing girlfriends or wives, countless suicides and murders […]

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