First to and accept a law, way back in 2005. since trayvon martin s death, more than 70 states have more than of those on the books. florida is also home to the nra s, mary hammer, a woman the new yorker called, the most influential gun lobbyist in the united states. the magazine says her policies have elevated florida s gun owners to a uniquely and made the public carrying a firearms effect of daily life in the state. according to the nra, florida is the first date have over two and a half million permits. now it seems governor, ron desantis, is trying to make those permits a non-issue. he s vowing to sign a new constitutional carry law, which would make it illegal for any floridian, with or without a license, to carry a firearm. there s not that anything that constitutional about it, to be honest. it doesn t look like a gun shine state is going to lose that nickname anytime soon. what can we do to prevent another trayvon martin, or another school shooting?
Three years after Parkland massacre, what has student activism changed?
While some involved in the post-Parkland activism believe thereâs been a lot of progress since 2018, they still concede there is a long road ahead to tear gun manufacturers away from politics.
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Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, unveils a traveling mural of a Parkland postcard with images depicting the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The event at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. was part of a âShamecardsâ campaign to push for anti-gun violence legislation, three years after the school shooting on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. [ Miami Herald ]
You ve got the clearest choice before you right now. we re either going to return to taking kids from their families, deporting the parents back to the very country from which they fled, visiting cruelty and torture on those kids and families or we re either going to be walls, muslim bans. we re going to be defined by our fears and paranoia, or we are going to return to who we are. we are this proud immigrant story, state and experience. it is the very source of your greatness as texas, as a country. the texas senate race is one of the pivotal races that could determine control of the united states senate. over on the house side, a poll shows that democrats have a seven-point advantage going in among likely voters. joining me now tiffany cross and
Issues behind the names on the ballot. they just saw names, and they didn t know who they were and what they represented. but now people are seeing, i mean, teenagers go on the streets to advocate for abortion rights, to advocate for gun violence prevention and people actually understand, oh, health care is on my ballot. all of these important things actually add up. now more than ever people can search candidates online and youth know how to use twitter and instagram more than anything. the president used twitter as his bully pulpit and now young people are too. buzz feed is reporting there was another shooting. we re here in a state where we have had a surplus of gun violence. two women were shot at a yoga studio. the tallahassee shooter was a far right who railed against women and minorities online. it is pretty frightening to
Boulevard. i was poll watching yesterday. the lines were steady. i heard people voting a couple of the races. there s a lot on the ballot. you have to prepare, plan, download the clerk of the courts. the supervisor of elections. they do such a great job of giving us a sample ballot, fill it out, ask a friend. call an attorney general, maybe he can help you out. you have to prepare to vote. it s eight pages, three languages here in south florida, right? very diverse. multi-cultural region here in south florida. 27% of the total registered voters are in south florida. i have to ask you about the diversity of the vote. we can hear from your accent you are west indian descent. that is a vote that doesn t get specifically targeted necessarily by the democrats in the state who tend to think of the dichotomy of being african-americans, cuban americans and white voters.