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March 5, 2018

Florida Senate Votes Down Assault Rifle Ban
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In Florida, the state Senate met for a rare session Saturday, in which
lawmakers voted down a proposal to ban assault rifles in the wake of the
February 14 massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students and teachers were killed. The
Florida Senate did vote to spend $67 million to train teachers to carry
guns, with the aim of putting 10 armed teachers into every school in
Florida. The votes Saturday were on proposed amendments to the Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. The full bill is
expected to be passed by the state Senate today and then be sent to the
Florida House.


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