gun violence

As the campaign season kicks off, political scientist Susan MacManus — who retired from from teaching at USF — discusses whether Florida is still a swing state and which issues could roil the upcoming elections.

Hammer, 83, successfully shepherded a host of measures that helped to earn Florida the “Gunshine State” moniker.

Mary O'Connor held the news conference a day after two gun-related homicides occurred two hours apart.

A poll would need support from 60 percent of lawmakers in order for the special session to take place.

There’s renewed focus on Florida's red flag law but Second Amendment advocates and some law enforcement officials oppose the measure.

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws.

The effect of assault weapons is much greater in children, as the surface area of their organs and arteries are smaller, said Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Attendees at the gun violence awareness event in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park say they want to see a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. The recent shooting at a Texas elementary school heightened anxiety for families and educators.

It allows authorities to take guns from people found to pose a “significant danger” to themselves or others. Critics say it gives the government too much power and doesn’t do enough to safeguard due-process rights.

The group, which included students who survived the Stoneman Douglas shooting, asked for "common-sense" gun laws.

While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them.