EDUCATION February 21, 2018 Texas school district threatens to suspend students who protest gun violence during school hours A Texas school district is threatening to suspend students who protest gun violence during school hours as “walk outs” among young activists take place nationwide.
Florida School Shooting February 21, 2018 Emotional Florida dad, speaking at shooting massacre vigil, recounts seeing his daughter for the last time Speaking to hundreds of people at a vigil in Florida Thursday night, father Fred Guttenberg described seeing his 14-year-old daughter for the last time Wednesday morning, just hours before she was killed in one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history.
Florida School Shooting February 21, 2018 America has two gun cultures: Don't blame law-abiding gun owners for murders When a mass murder happens in our country, like so many Americans I wring my hands and look for answers – for anything that will stop these monsters.
Florida School Shooting February 21, 2018 Florida students walk out of schools, press lawmakers for tougher gun laws Scores of students began walking out of their Florida schools Wednesday to show solidarity for the Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School shooting victims while pushing for tighter gun control in the wake of the massacre.
Florida School Shooting February 21, 2018 Florida shooting victim's friend helped by state troopers in last minute dash to funeral A distraught New Yorker who graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School says she was able to get to Florida at the last minute to attend a funeral for a childhood friend killed in last week's shooting after a pair of state troopers paid for her expensive airline ticket.
Florida School Shooting February 21, 2018 Week after Florida massacre, weapons remain daunting issue for US schools As the nation prepared to mark one week since a massacre at a Florida high school took 17 lives, schools and universities across the country continued grappling with potential threats.
Florida School Shooting February 20, 2018 Florida House aide fired after claiming Florida shooting survivors are 'actors' An aide to a Florida House representative was fired Tuesday after he said that Parkland students who were speaking out on gun control after Wednesday’s mass shooting were paid actors.
Florida School Shooting February 20, 2018 Man writes open letter after Parkland massacre: 'I was almost a school shooter' In the aftermath of the deadly Florida high school shooting on Feb. 14 that left 17 people dead, a man named Aaron shared a very personal letter with Colorado-based KUSA, describing how decades ago, he too “was almost a school shooter” but said he ultimately wasn’t able to be because he didn't "have access to guns."
White House February 20, 2018 Trump urges ban on 'bump stocks,' other gun modifiers President Trump on Tuesday directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to craft new regulations to ban gun modifiers including the “bump stock” used in the Las Vegas massacre, amid bipartisan calls to strengthen gun restrictions in the wake of recent shooting rampages.
Florida School Shooting February 20, 2018 George and Amal Clooney donate $500G to Florida high school survivors' gun control march George and Amal Clooney announced on Tuesday a $500,000 donation to the “March for Our Lives” demonstration organized by the Florida school shooting survivors expected to take place next March.
Florida School Shooting February 20, 2018 Parkland shooting victims include young students, coach who saved others in Florida high school As the names began to emerge of the 17 people gunned down in a shocking school shooting, stories of heroism and charity came to light.