• Little more than a week after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, a state senator from Orlando has proposed banning devices known as “bump stocks” used to modify semi-automatic weapons and make them fire more rapidly.
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• After the mass shooting in Las Vegas politicians in Florida responded with thoughts and prayers for the victims, and in some cases policy. As details about the shooting emerge some lawmakers are renewing calls for restrictions on certain types of firearms and accessories. So what’s the political appetite in Florida for some of this legislation?
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• This isn’t normal. Sunday’s horrific event in Las Vegas is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. For 16 months, Orlando was burdened with this title. Awful as it was to be at the top of of that list, it wasn’t one we wished on anyone else. If it feels like mass shootings are becoming both more deadly and more frequent, it’s because they are. They’ve become such regular occurrences – five in just the last two years – that our reactions have become formulaic. When horror strikes we fall into a predictable cycle that ultimately achieves nothing but to make us just a bit more numb. Politicians and elected officials offer “thoughts and prayers.” Anyone calling for …
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• The central Florida brother of the gunman in Las Vegas says he doesn’t believe the gunman’s girlfriend was involved.
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• The Orlando brother of the Las Vegas gunman who authorities say killed 58 and wounded 500 more says he was “not a normal guy” and often played high stakes video poker.
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• Orlando is the number one tourist destination in the nation by a long shot. More than 62 million tourists visited the City Beautiful last year.
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