Major media outlets renew demands for gun control after Florida shooting

Published February 16, 2018 12:26pm ET



The nation’s major newspapers this week stepped up their calls for gun control, after a shooting in Parkland, Florida left 17 dead and many more injured.

President Trump indicated Thursday that he wants to focus on improving the ways state and local governments respond to possibly mentally ill people who seek out guns. But several papers said that’s not nearly enough.

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