Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age

Father of Parkland shooting victim believes every school should have threat assessments

Last week, an all-too-familiar scene unfolded at Florida State University as a lone gunman opened fire on campus, killing two people and injuring multiple others before police shot him. Max Schachter relates to the victims' families all too well. His son, Alex, was killed in 2018 when a student shot others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. "It's heartbreaking," Schachter said, reflecting on the recent incident at FSU. RELATE…

11 Defensive Gun Use Cases in March That Kept Citizens from Becoming Victims

Just before Easter weekend, a 20-year-old student opened fire inside Florida State University’s student union, killing two and wounding six others before being shot and apprehended by law enforcement officers. Recent reports suggest that the suspect suffered from significant childhood trauma related to his parents’ divorce and custody battles, and many of his classmates had previously expressed concerns about his alarming rhetoric. Almost immedi…

Parkland and FSU shooting survivors urge Florida lawmakers to uphold gun laws

Students impacted by both the Parkland and recent FSU shootings are urging Florida lawmakers to preserve and strengthen gun laws.

After disturbing discoveries, students want better communication from USF

Kaly Webber did what a lot of her friends wouldnt do Wednesday. She returned to the Fine Arts building at the University of South Florida.A lot of the people that I know have stayed home or, you know, stayed home as much as they can, she said.Saturday, the USF Police Department was called there when someone discovered a gun case and empty ammo magazines inside the building.Then, on Tuesday, police discovered an empty 9mm cartridge in a parking l…

MSNBC Sets Up Parkland Dad Fred Guttenberg to Slam Republicans After FSU Shooting

On Thursday's Katy Tur Reports on MSNBC, fill-in host Jose Diaz-Balart gave an unchallenged forum to anti-gun activist Fred Guttenberg to trash President Donald Trump and Republicans after the shooting at Florida State University. Guttenberg became a vocal anti-gun activist after he lost his 14-year-old daughter Jaime in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018. As Guttenberg recalled that he knows several FS…

'This is not normal,' students, Democrats say following latest mass shooting • Florida Phoenix

Florida State freshman Stephanie Galdamez joined other students at press conference in front of the Old Capitol building in Tallahassee on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Six days after the shootings at Florida State University, students marched approximately three miles from campus to the Capitol Wednesday morning to demand state lawmakers  do more to protect them and the rest of the state from gun violence. The episode i…