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• A bump stock allows someone to fire a semi-automatic rifle continuously with a single pull of the trigger.
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• “Red flag” laws have made it easier for law enforcement in nine states to take guns away from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. Reporter Daniel Rivero from WLRN in Miami joins Intersection to discuss the implications posed by these new laws, and how police in Florida are using the law in the aftermath of last year’s shooting in Parkland.
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• The debate over Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law has been reignited by the shooting of an unarmed man in a parking lot last month.
The law’s detractors are just as fervent as its supporters.
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• Where do Florida’s gubernatorial candidates stand on school safety? The five Democrats and two Republicans in the primary agree that it’s important, but they differ on the approach to school safety.
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• Orlando has joined other cities signing a lawsuit that is suing the state over the right to set local gun regulations. Dr. Robert Spitzer of the political science department at State University of New York College at Cortland joins Intersection to discuss the lawsuit and how it can affect other states.
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• The Florida Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Adam Putnam for governor.
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• Orlando has joined a group of cities suing the state of Florida over gun regulations.
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• The defense is expected to bring witnesses like Omar Mateen’s father, a former FBI informant, as her trial wraps up this week.
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• Teachers at Brevard County Schools might be able to carry weapons soon if a new safety plan is approved. The school board will vote on the plan later in the month.
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• Students walked out of class this morning at dozens of schools across Central Florida marking one month since the Parkland shooting. Danielle Prieur was at Wekiva High School for the walkout and has the report.
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