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RSS FeedsAfter a gunman killed 17 people, Florida students are heading to the state capital to press for gun law changes
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

20 february 2018 19:51:01

 
After a gunman killed 17 people, Florida students are heading to the state capital to press for gun law changes
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


PARKLAND, FLA.—A group of students who survived the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School planned to travel nearly 650 kilometres to Florida’s capital Tuesday to urge lawmakers to act to prevent a repeat of the massacre that killed 17 students and faculty last week.The students plan to hold a rally Wednesday in hopes that it will put pressure on the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws, something some GOP lawmakers said Monday they would consider.“I really think they are going to hear us out,” said Chris Grady, a 19-year-old senior who is going on the trip. He said he hopes the trip will lead to some “commonsense laws like rigorous background checks.”Read more: Trump backs efforts to boost FBI gun check system after Florida shootingSchool shooting puts pressure on Florida lawmakers to act on gun controlCoaches. Freshmen. College-bound senior. These are just some of the Florida school shooting victims who were torn from community fabricThe Feb. 14 attack seemed to overcome the resistance of some in the state’s leadership, which has rebuffed gun restrictions since Republicans took control of both the governor’s office and the Legislature in 1999. However, there is still strong resistance by many in the party to any gun-control measures, leaving the fate of new restrictions unclear.Students also have vowed to exert pressure on Congress as the aftermath of the rampage resonates beyond Florida. Hundreds of chanting protesters converged Monday on a downtown Los Angeles park, demanding tougher background checks and other gun-safety measures after the shooting. Some signs held up by the California demonstrators read, “Your Children Are Counting On You.”Sen. Bill Galvano, a Republican and the incoming Florida Senate president, said the state Senate was preparing a package that would include raising the age to purchase any firearm to 21, creating a ...


 
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