Friends, family members, and local advocacy groups came together for the annual Survivors Speak Healing Vigil on Saturday evening just weeks after 14-year-old Jevario Buie was found shot and killed near train tracks in Tampa.
MidPoint Wednesday hosted Brucie Klay Boonstoppel, whose son, a bystander, was tragically shot and killed last weekend in Ybor City, and Trish Trezzas, a volunteer with survivor network Everytown, whose son was also killed as a gun violence victim. They joined Gail Powell-Cope who is the local Lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense on MidPoint to discuss gun violence and what we can hope to do about it.
As Florida lawmakers potentially move toward ending concealed carry permit requirements, a report from the ATF is shedding light on the number of legally-purchased weapons used to commit crimes.
Attendees at the gun violence awareness event in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park say they want to see a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. The recent shooting at a Texas elementary school heightened anxiety for families and educators.