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More than 100 people from Gainesville and Ocala are expected to caravan to Tallahassee with thousands of other Floridians on 20 buses Monday to fight for stronger gun legislation at the Rally to Tally for Gun Reform.
Read More »After Stoneman Shooting, Florida Governor Calls for Raising Minimum Age to Buy Firearms
A week after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced a comprehensive plan to keep students safe in his state, including suggestions to raise the minimum age to buy a gun, keeping weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and banning the sale of bump stocks.
Read More »After Parkland Shooting, Schools Discuss Mental Health
A call for change has emerged after 17 students were killed in the Parkland shooting on Feb. 14. And while gun control is at the forefront of the discussion, a second topic has surfaced both nationally and within Alachua County: the need to address mental health resources for high school students.
Read More »Small Group of Gainesville Parents Travel to Tallahassee For Parkland Student-Led Rally
A small contingent of parents from Gainesville traveled to Tallahasse for a rally led by high school students from Parkland, where last week's deadly school shooting took place.
Read More »Parkland Shooting Town Hall: Rubio On The Defensive on Gun Control
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive in Sunrise Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.
Read More »Parkland Shooting Prompts New Security Protocol for Marion County Schools
North Marion High School will teach ALICE Training, a new security protocol, beginning this week, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
Read More »Trump Hears Wrenching Tales At School Violence Meeting
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump sat rapt and motionless, listening intently as raw emotions reverberated at the White House.
Read More »Its Reported Crime Numbers Are Low, But Santa Fe College Police Say They’re Trying To Make Its Campuses Even Safer
After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, the Santa Fe College police department is making sure everyone on the school's campuses is aware of what to do in emergency situations.
Read More »Senate Tables Gun Bills Amid Parkland Outcry
Two gun-related measures backed by Second Amendment advocates were put on hold Wednesday as students from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other schools pressured lawmakers for gun-control legislation.
Read More »‘Too Many Red Flags’: Congressman Yoho Responds to Parkland Shooting
Congressman Ted Yoho, Florida's 3rd District U.S. House representative, talks about the Parkland shooting, his thoughts on gun regulation and the red flags seen in recent mass shootings.
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