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Gun Control
Gun safety groups ask Sarasota City Commission to take action on gun violence
In 2011 the Florida Legislature passed a bill that was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott that penalized local governments and elected officials that tried to pass gun safety rules that are stricter than...
March For Our Lives ~ St. Pete ~ signs
The March(es) For Our Lives captured attention all over the country, and all over the world, on Saturday, March 24. Estimates of the turnout in the US range from 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 attendees, occuring in...
A Cavalcade Of Curiosities Eclipse An Untimely Death
“With great sadness and a broken heart I have to let know all of Adrian’s friends and acquaintances that he is dead. A bright mind and compassionate soul is gone, he was my beloved son,”...
Gun issues dominate Hillsborough County legislative delegation post-session discussion
Two weeks after the Florida Legislature concluded its 2018 session, seven members from the Hillsborough County delegation convened in a forum sponsored by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Friday to discuss what transpired...
How the Parkland students are pulling off a worldwide movement
And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through* By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —...
March for our lives is taking place on Saturday, Mar. 24, in Washington D.C and across the country. There are several events locally that you can participate in listed below (thanks to ABC): 10 a.m....
Women’s Show 3/22 March for Our Lives Tampa Bay & “The Union Maid”
#NeverAgain….. #Marchforourlives…. When you went to school, were your biggest concerns grades, tests, friends, the prom? Did you ever worry that you might not go home again? After Sandy Hook didn’t you think, “Never...
Students organizing March for Our Lives in Pinellas
This Saturday, students from across the country are converging in Washington, D.C. for what they’re calling a March for Our Lives to draw attention to gun violence and school safety; dozens of local marches are...
The Constitution Revision Commission starts narrowing down proposals for Florida’s 2018 ballot
After months of committee meetings and public hearings, the state Constitution Revision Commission on Monday started narrowing a list of proposed constitutional amendments that could go on the November ballot. The 37-member commission, which meets...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press. Associated Press writer Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed to this report. Follow Binkley on Twitter at @cbinkley From Maine to Hawaii, thousands of students planned to stage walkouts Wednesday to protest gun...
Americans oppose state preemption on guns & minimum wage: poll
Actions by a south Florida city could end up challenging a Florida law that prohibits local governments from enacting gun laws that are stricter than state laws; and a new nationwide poll suggests that Americans...
Teachers’ union opposes Florida Legislature’s school safety & guns bill
The Florida Legislature’s is voting this week on what’s being described as a school safety bill. There’s a lot of gun legislation in there as well. The Florida Senate discussed the school safety legislation Monday...
