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Fla. Pols Vote to Arm Teachers Despite Survivors' Objections

Bill proposes turning some teachers into armed 'school marshals'

(Newser) - Armed teachers may soon become a reality in Florida. On Tuesday, the state House Appropriations Committee approved a statewide "school marshal" program in which local law enforcement would train teachers to carry guns on campus, the St. Petersburg Times reports.The state Senate Appropriations Committee approved a similar bill...

Parkland Students Return, Told to Not Bring Backpacks

'Come ready to start the healing process and #RECLAIMTHENEST'

(Newser) - Members of the Broward County Police Benevolent Association handed carnations out to students as they entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two weeks after a former student gunned down 17 people inside the freshman building. A long line of cars bringing people back to the school in Parkland, Fla....

With a Major Gun Move, Dick's 'Steers Into the Storm'

Company will no longer sell assault-style rifles in wake of the Florida school shooting

(Newser) - Dick's Sporting Goods' CEO "is deliberately steering his company directly into the storm," is how the New York Times characterizes the company's Wednesday morning announcement: The sports retailer says it will no longer sell assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores or online, and will...

Dad Accused CNN of 'Scripting' Town Hall; CNN Releases Emails

Parkland survivor's dad admits he left critical words out of exchange he sent to media outlets

(Newser) - An emotional CNN town hall last week after the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School focused on gun control and school safety, but the network soon found itself in a tiff with the family of one of the survivors. Conservative outlets went after CNN for "scripting"...

Late-Night Hosts 'Don't Believe Trump Can Run'

Stephen Colbert wonders if he would 'stab them with bone spurs'

(Newser) - President Trump's claim that if he'd been present at the Parkland school shooting, he'd have "run in there even if I didn't have a weapon" met with deep skepticism from the nation's late-night hosts Monday, as did his suggestion of arming the teachers with...

School Resource Officer: I Did Nothing Wrong During Shooting

Scot Peterson says he's been 'maligned'

(Newser) - Via a lawyer, former Florida sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson says he's been "maligned" by Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and that he didn't do anything wrong during the shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 dead. Peterson, who was then the...

Trump: I Would Have Run Into Florida School Without Gun

He says it's 'disgusting' a school resource officer remained outside

(Newser) - Had President Trump been present when a shooter opened fire at a Parkland, Fla., high school, the commander-in-chief says he wouldn't have hesitated. "I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this...

In Florida, Hockey Underdogs Provide a Lift to School

Stoneman Douglas team wins state championship

(Newser) - The boys' ice hockey team at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School pulled off a major upset Sunday to win the state title—and the team dedicated the win to the victims of this month's shooting at the Parkland, Fla., school. "This wasn't for us. This was for...

74 GOP Lawmakers Call for Suspension of Florida Sheriff

They say his failures led to deaths of students, teachers

(Newser) - Scores of Republican lawmakers in Florida are calling for a suspension of the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooter. Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran and 73 other Republicans, most of the caucus, have signed a letter accusing Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, a Democrat, of "...

Fla. Sheriff Denies Reports That Deputies Waited Outside School

Says just one deputy was on scene during Parkland school shooting

(Newser) - The head of the Broward County Sheriff's Office defended his leadership while insisting that only one of his deputies was on the scene of a shooting at a Florida high school that resulted in 17 deaths, the AP reports. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told CNN on Sunday that...

Cops Say Deputies Waited Outside School During Shooting

Officers upset armed deputies didn't enter high school to confront Parkland shooter, sources say

(Newser) - The school resource officer said to have waited outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the Feb. 14 shooting that left 17 dead may not have been alone. The Sun-Sentinel reports Coral Springs police officers say several deputies from the Broward County Sheriff's Office also waited outside the school...

2 More Companies Are Cutting Ties With NRA

Delta, United will no longer offer discounts on airfare

(Newser) - Delta and United Airlines are cutting ties with the NRA, the latest major companies to do so following the deadly shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month, the AP reports. Both Delta and United said Saturday they will no longer offer discounted fares to NRA members to attend...

Parkland Suspect to Police: 'I'm Dealing With a Bunch of Things'

Dozens of calls to FBI, 911 regarding Nikolas Cruz released, including 1 from suspect himself

(Newser) - “I know he’s—he’s going to explode," an unidentified caller told the FBI on Jan. 5, less than six weeks before authorities say Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at a school in Parkland, Florida. The Wall Street Journal obtained a transcript of the call, which...

More Companies Respond to Boycott Threats Over NRA Ties

MetLife, Symantec, Best Western, Wyndham Hotels distance themselves from NRA

(Newser) - An online push to boycott companies affiliated with the NRA in the wake of the Parkland shooting appears to be having its intended effect. As previously reported , First National Bank of Omaha and Enterprise Holdings—which encompasses rental-car outfits Enterprise, Alamo, and National—cut their ties with the NRA on...

Florida Governor Breaks With NRA on Guns

Rick Scott wants to bar anyone under 21 from buying one; does not want to arm teachers

(Newser) - Just over a week after the murder of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a plan Friday to keep his state's students safer: a $500 million proposal to ban bump stocks, restrict people under age 21 from purchasing guns, and prohibit the...

Trump: Teachers With Guns Should Get Bonuses
Trump Has Another Idea
to 'Harden' Schools
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 23, 2018 6:42 AM CST

Trump Has Another Idea to 'Harden' Schools

He thinks armed teachers should get bonuses

(Newser) - President Trump has proposed a pay rise for teachers—armed ones, that is. The president said Thursday that arming teachers would make schools "hardened targets," and teachers who undergo weapons training and carry guns should get a bonus, CNN reports. "These people are cowards. They're not...

School Officer Waited Outside During Parkland Shooting: Sheriff

'He never went in'

(Newser) - “I am devastated,” the Miami Herald quotes Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel as saying. “Sick to my stomach. He never went in.” Israel suspended Scot Peterson—the school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland—pending an investigation into his actions...

NRA: 'Harden Our Schools,' Fear 'Socialist' Democrats

NRA breaks silence after Parkland, targets media, gun-control advocates

(Newser) - "Many in legacy media love mass shootings," NBC News quotes NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch as saying Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "You love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold." A week after 17 people were killed at a school shooting in...

A Famously Armed Teacher Responds to Trump's Idea

Joel Myrick stopped a school shooter in 1997

(Newser) - President Trump picked up where he left off Wednesday night , taking to Twitter on Thursday morning to expound upon his idea of arming teachers. "I never said 'give teachers guns' like was stated on Fake News @CNN & @NBC," he began . "What I said was to...

Rubio, NRA Spokeswoman Jeered at Florida Town Hall
Victim's Father Calls
Rubio 'Pathetically Weak'
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 22, 2018 6:11 AM CST

Victim's Father Calls Rubio 'Pathetically Weak'

Senator, NRA spokeswoman jeered at an emotional town hall

(Newser) - Sen. Marco Rubio and NRA national spokeswoman Dana Loesch encountered the raw emotion of school shooting survivors and the parents of victims at a town hall meeting in Sunrise, Fla., Wednesday night. In one of the most heated exchanges, Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime died in the Parkland shooting, told...

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