Florida high school shooting
#ENOUGH: US student walkout sends message on gun violence
The duration was a tribute to 17 students and staff killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February.
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Gunman in deadly California siege was decorated veteran treated for PTSD
The Veterans Home of California in Yountville was the scene on Friday of the latest mass shooting to rock a country still shocked by the slaughter last month of 17 people at a Florida high school.
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Florida lawmakers pass gun-school safety bill 3 weeks after massacre
The package was spurred by the shooting rampage three weeks ago that killed 17 students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
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Florida school shooting victim files legal notice to sue local government
The so-called notice of intent to file a claim is required by Florida law before a lawsuit can be brought against government entities.
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Florida state Senate votes against arming most classroom teachers
The minimum age for handguns nationally is already 21. But a person can be as young as 18 to buy a rifle in Florida, with no waiting period.
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'Don't worry about the NRA,' Trump tells US governors
Trump had last week said he wanted to raise the legal minimum age for buying an assault rifle to 21.
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Florida students take on NRA, set eyes on midterm elections
The students have taken to social media to urge peers to hold a National School Walkout on 14 March and converge on Washington 10 days later for the “March For Our Lives.”
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Staff return to Florida high school for first time since shooting
Teachers were welcomed back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of what the school district called an ‘emotional and difficult recovery process’.
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Armed deputy who failed to confront gunman at Florida school resigns
Deputy Scot Peterson was the only law enforcement officer present on 14 February when the rampage started, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.
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US gun lobby slams anti-gun 'elites' after Florida school massacre
The US Constitution’s Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms.
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Trump criticised for proposing guns for teachers
Donald Trump met with pupils, families and teachers affected by a Florida high school shooting in which 17 people were killed.
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[WATCH] School shooting survivor: 'Why are we the ones marching?'
Stoneman Douglas High School senior Ryan Deitsch tells Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) he survived two active shooter incidents. He poses the question: 'Why do we have to march to save innocent lives?'
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Trump says arming teachers could help prevent school massacres
Trump made the comment during an emotional hour-long White House meeting with students who survived the Florida shooting and a parent whose child did not.
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Video of man cutting assault rifle in half goes viral
The video shows Scott Pappalardo of New York state taking a power saw to the barrel of an AR-15 assault rifle, saying he wanted to make sure it would never be used in a massacre like the one in Florida.
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Trump meets with students, teachers after gun violence
The meeting comes a day after Donald Trump said govt would take steps to ban bump stocks, an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute.
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Clooney, Winfrey, Spielberg offer $500,000 each for gun control march
George Clooney and his wife were the first to make the financial pledge and also said they will march alongside the students behind the rally on 24 March.
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Survivors of Florida school shooting launch gun control push
On Tuesday the Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives rebuffed a bid to bring up a bill to block sales of assault-style rifles in the state.
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Head bowed, Florida shooting suspect returns to court for hearing
Nikolas Cruz, his head bowed, hands shackled at his waist and wearing a red, jail-issued jumpsuit, showed no emotion during the procedural session in Fort Lauderdale.
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Trump: FBI missed signs on Florida shooting due to Russia probe, draws criticism
He accused his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, of failing to do enough to stop Russian election interference.
