Gun Rights News
- Details
- Written by Mark Sullivan
- Category: Gun Rights News
- Hits: 509
The N.R.A. asserted that the law was a particularly egregious violation of the rights of young women, who they contended “pose a relatively slight risk of perpetrating a school shooting such as the one that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, or, for that matter, a violent crime of any kind.”
...
Standing with a group of families who had traveled to the State Capitol from Parkland, an emotional Mr. Scott called the classmates of the slainRead more: Florida Governor Signs Gun Limits Into Law, Breaking With the N.R.A.
- Details
- Written by Mark Sullivan
- Category: Gun Rights News
- Hits: 332
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law sweeping changes to school safety and gun access Friday — a measure crafted in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
And almost immediately, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block some of it from taking effect.
The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, which the NRA claims violates the Second Amendment.
The...
Read more: Florida governor signs sweeping gun bill; NRA sues | Mcclatchy
- Details
- Written by Mark Sullivan
- Category: Gun Rights News
- Hits: 538
Survivors of the massacre at a Parkland, Fla., high school have held vigils, angrily chanting “No more guns!” They’ve demanded that state legislators outlaw the AR-15, the kind of rapid-fire weapon with which 17 of their classmates and staff members were killed.
Other students added their voices to the anti-gun-violence chorus. In Washington, D.C., they marched on the U.S. Capitol, shouting: “Our blood, your hands!”
...
Similar expressions of pain and frustration, outrage and determination, have followedRead more: What the Second Amendment says — and doesn't say — about guns
- Details
- Written by Mark Sullivan
- Category: Gun Rights News
- Hits: 347
CORRECTS DAY TO FRIDAY INSTEAD OF THURSDAY - Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act in the governor's office at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, March 9, 2018. Scott is flanked by the victims' parents Jennifer Montalto, left, Ryan
...