Florida Senators Discuss FSU Shooting, Gun Safety, and Weather Modification

FSU Shooting and Gun Safety Debate

• 💔 A fatal mass shooting at Florida State University, where two campus workers were killed and six injured, occurred while lawmakers were in session.
• 💡 State Senators Tina Polsky (Democrat) and Ileana Garcia (Republican) discussed the challenges of legislating gun safety without infringing on Second Amendment rights.
• 🔒 Senator Polsky advocates for stricter safe storage of guns laws, having filed a bill for seven years requiring guns to be stored unloaded unless in immediate use.
• 🚫 The Senate has blocked attempts to roll back the age requirement to buy guns, established after the Parkland shooting, and has also stopped a campus carry bill.
• 🤷 Both senators expressed concern that while school safety bills are moving, there are no significant gun safety bills being advanced in the current session.

School Safety vs. Gun Safety

• 🏫 While acknowledging the importance of school safety measures, Senator Polsky noted that these are often