Feb 22 Deputy on duty during Florida shooting resigns after failing to act, sheriff says By Associated Press The deputy who was on duty at a high school where 17 people were massacred waited outside the building for about four minutes without ever going in, a Florida sheriff says. Continue reading
Feb 22 At shooting town hall, Rubio on the defensive on gun control By Associated Press Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures at a town hall after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school. Continue reading
Feb 19 Trump said mental illness leads to gun violence. Here’s why doctors disagree By Associated Press Mental health professionals welcome more resources and attention, but they say the administration is ignoring the real problem — easy access to guns, particularly the kind of high-powered highly lethal assault weapons used in many of the most recent mass… Continue reading
Feb 19 Donald Trump said he supports stronger FBI gun checks By Associated Press The White House said Sunday the president will host a "listening session" with students and teachers this week, but offered no details on who would attend or what would be discussed. Continue reading
Feb 19 Analysis: How defeatism undermines tougher gun laws By Alec MacGillis, ProPublica Congress has failed repeatedly to pass any gun-control measures after past calamities, even the 2012 massacre of 20 first-graders and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Continue reading
Feb 18 Life or death main decision for school shooting suspect By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to death. Continue reading
Feb 17 At Fort Lauderdale rally against gun violence, impassioned calls for change and anger at politicians By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar A loud, angry and clear call for change came from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday as survivors of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with local leaders and community members, spoke to a rally of several hundred people. Continue reading
Feb 17 Anger bubbles over at funerals for Florida shooting victims By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the widespread availability of guns and senselessness of the shooting. Continue reading