US EditionStudents from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age
- Student survivors from Florida State University are urging lawmakers to reject efforts to lower the gun purchasing age from 21 to 18 after a recent shooting that resulted in two deaths and six injuries.
- The shooting suspect, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, used a weapon from his stepmother, a sheriff's deputy, and has been wounded but is expected to survive.
- Survivors from past shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School joined Florida State University students to advocate against new gun access proposals.
- Students called on Governor Ron DeSantis to veto gun legislation aimed at younger adults, demanding increased safety measures for campuses.
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FSU students urge lawmakers to uphold gun-buying age law after shooting
Florida State University students, survivors of a deadly campus shooting, call on lawmakers to maintain the gun-buying age limit and enhance safety measures
After the FSU shooting, students ask to reduce the gun purchase law
Students who survived last week's fatal shooting at Florida State University urged state legislators on Tuesday to block an effort to reverse a law passed after the Parkland school shooting in 2018 that reduced the age to buy weapons in the state from 21 to 18 years. Days after an armed man terrorized the university in the state capital of Tallahassee, students traveled to the Capitol to ask lawmakers to take action to protect them from armed vi…
Florida school shooting survivors demand DeSantis uphold age restrictions to purchase firearms
Twenty eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) in Parkland, Florida, and Florida State University (FSU) demanded Monday that Governor Ron DeSantis oppose efforts to lower the state’s minimum age to purchase a firearm after another deadly shooting last week. The letter sent Monday calls for DeSantis to reject attempts in Florida to lower its minimum age to purchase a firearm from 21 to 18, like House Bill 759, which passed …
Several student groups call for change following deadly campus shooting
Students Demand Action and Students for a Democratic Society each have plans to organize and call for change following the deadly shooting at Florida State University. SDA plans to march to the Capitol on Wednesday morning while SDS plans to march on campus on Thursday afternoon. Watch now to hear the goals each group has for their actions.BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:While much of the community continues to grieve and recover from the deadly shooting a…
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