Tag: Florida

Trump has raised the possibility of arming a percentage of teachers at public schools who have undergone firearm training following last week's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Armed teacher would’ve ‘shot the hell out of’ Florida school gunman

Melissa Quinn · February 23, 2018 4:36 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he will require a law enforcement officer to be present in every public school during hours when students are present. He also said, "We will require all individuals purchasing firearms to be 21 or older." (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida will ban gun sales to people under 21 years old

Anna Giaritelli · February 23, 2018 4:33 pm

President Trump said the Broward County Sheriff's deputy "certainly did a poor job" during the Florida high school shooting. "When it came time to get in there and do something, he did not have the courage, or something happened," Trump said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump on armed officer at Florida school shooting: ‘They didn’t react properly under pressure or they were a coward’

Melissa Quinn · February 23, 2018 3:03 pm

"You're saying that it's malicious, yet on your network you've allowed accusations against me and millions of law-abiding Americans to be indicted as child murderers. I've watched you Alisyn, on your program," Dana Loesch said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dana Loesch: CNN calls gun owners ‘child murderers’

Katelyn Caralle · February 23, 2018 2:44 pm

Rage and Misery

The Editors · February 23, 2018 9:30 am

The Monster Next Door

Ethan Epstein · February 23, 2018 9:30 am

As students protest for gun control, conservative students have a unique duty to remind their peers and classmates about God-given rights.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As young activists from Parkland speak up, young conservatives must speak too

Jake Haas · February 23, 2018 5:01 am

Karen Pence introduced her husband, Vice President Mike Pence, to the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside of Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Day One at CPAC: NRA returns fire, Ted Cruz drops Clinton zinger, and Sebastian Gorka gets pushy

Tristan Justice · February 23, 2018 5:01 am

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer announced on Twitter Thursday that he would be donating $1 million to an effort to register high schoolers to vote ahead of the 2018 elections. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tom Steyer pledges $1 million to high school voter registration initiative with gun control groups

Diana Stancy Correll · February 23, 2018 2:48 am

President Trump took to Twitter Thursday night to bash news network CNN, which held a town hall on gun control the night before in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says CNN’s ‘scripted questions’ explains poor ratings, despite town hall’s large audience

Diana Stancy Correll · February 23, 2018 2:00 am

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office reportedly knew ahead of time that students wanted to meet with the governor the same day he was to attend a funeral. So, to accommodate the teens, and to avoid scheduling conflicts, Scott's staff reportedly included the activists on his schedule after the funeral ended. But some students came anyway. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Media suggested Gov. Rick Scott hid from anti-gun teen activists who showed up at his office. He was at a funeral.

Becket Adams · February 23, 2018 12:17 am

When asked what Scot Peterson, the school resource officer, should have done, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the deputy should have, "Went in, addressed the killer, killed the killer." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Sheriff’s deputy did ‘nothing’ as gunman hunted students during Florida shooting

Melissa Quinn · February 22, 2018 11:16 pm