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President Joe Biden will sign legislation to make the Pulse nightclub, the site of one of the worst mass shootings in American history, a national memorial. ....
President Biden said Saturday he would sign legislation making the Pulse site a national memorial, but added that more needs to be done to prevent gun violence in America on the fifth anniversary of one of the worst mass shootings in American history. The memorial destination, Biden said, is ”enshrining in law what has been true since that terrible day five years ago: Pulse nightclub is . ....
By Madalen Erez Intro Three years ago, Valentine’s Day in our community was transformed. Innocent happiness and flower bouquets now yield to the echoes of tragedy. A day of love is also one of remembrance. Each year, this being the third anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, it is important for our community to reflect on the 17 lives lost and the promise made that this would never happen again. “Never Again to our MSD students means never again will we take no for an answer when we know that is not acceptable,” said Ivy Schamis, who was an MSD teacher when the shooting occurred. “They will work towards gun reform, albeit a long and arduous road. Our students will be responsible adults who may become elected officials that make changes or at the very least, informed citizens who vote for change.” ....
Amid pandemic, Floridaâs Republican Legislature tilts hard right GOP lawmakers are fast-tracking a slate of politically-divisive proposals long-sought by the Legislatureâs more conservative members. Â Â Florida Senator Wilton Simpson, R- Trilby, left, greets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right, during a joint session of the Florida Legislature, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. [ SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES ] Published Feb. 3 TALLAHASSEE â Amid a global pandemic, dozens of people traveled to and gathered inside a Florida House committee room last week to protest a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders say is necessary to clamp down on violent protests. It was a heated two-hour meeting. About 70 speakers lambasted the bill, which many of them said is an unnecessary attempt to squelch their right to peaceably assemble. ....