Ironically, lawmakers want to repeal Parkland gun law
The inevitable barrage of “thoughts and prayers” is coming.
A mass shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee ended with the death of two people and the injury of five others. Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old political science student, was taken into custody. The son of a former sheriff’s deputy reportedly used his mother’s service gun. CNN reported that other students said he had expressed extreme right, anti-diversity views on campus.
That hasn’t been independently confirmed and there are certainly going to be other factors involved. There are still details being learned today.
But what we do know is that this is the sixth mass shooting in Florida just since January, according to Wikipedia.
And yet, about a mile from the FSU campus at the state capital, the Republican-led Florida Legislature is actually considering a repeal of the gun control law that was passed weeks after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, in which 17 people were gunned down by a 19-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle, which basically stopped most people under 21 from purchasing certain types of guns and rifles. They can still get one as a gift, which should also be illegal.
Read related: Florida Republican aims to undo post Parkland gun laws
In fact, the repeal passed the Florida House last month in a 78-34 vote mostly along party lines. It could die in the Senate, where similar bills have died in 2023 — when lawmakers did pass the open carry law — and 2024 . But why is it even being considered?
On Thursday, as the events took place at FSU, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted the same ol’, same ol’ on his social media.
“Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding,” DeSantis said. Like a robot. Like on cue.
It’s the state legislature that has to respond — with real action and gun reform that makes senses, not by taking us backwards with just words and thoughts and prayers.
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