Federal charges leveled against man in Everglades shooting
• Federal prosecutors have announced charges against a Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park.
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• Federal prosecutors have announced charges against a Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park.
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• Under Florida law, it’s illegal to bring a weapon into a house of worship that’s on the same grounds as a school.
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• Today marks the second year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Students at the University of Central Florida will hold a vigil to remember the 17 lives lost.
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• About 95% of American public schools have adopted some form of active shooter drills. But there’s little proof they’re effective — and there’s growing concern they can traumatize children.
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• Democrats want a special session to consider gun regulations like stricter background checks.
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• The Education Desk this week, spoke with UCF researcher and psychologist Dr. Kimberly Renk about how to start the conversation.
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• Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody fired off two tweets this past weekend offering her thoughts and prayers to the victims of mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. “Horrified and saddened by the tragic and senseless shooting in El Paso,” tweeted Moody last Saturday night, referring to the man who killed 22 and critically injured 24 using an AK-variant semi-automatic rifle with a 30-round magazine. Less than 24 hours later, Moody tweeted, “Tragic news out of Dayton, Ohio.” That news was that a man wearing body armor shot and killed 9 people and seriously wounded 26 with an AR-15 type semi-automatic rifle equipped with a 100-round “double drum” magazine. These tweets went out just after the newly elected …
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