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February 20, 2018

'Kill the NRA' vandalized billboard pops up in wake of Florida high school shooting

A vandalized billboard with the message “Kill the NRA” has popped up along a major highway in Kentucky following last week’s deadly Florida high school shooting, according to images circulated on social media.

February 20, 2018

Suspected Florida gunman legally bought AK-47-style rifle weeks before school shooting, report says

Nikolas Cruz, the suspected gunman who opened fire at a Florida high school last week that left 17 students and teachers dead, legally purchased at least seven long guns, including an AK-47 style rifle that he bought less than a month ago, an official told The Associated Press.

February 20, 2018

Texas student charged after threatening to turn high school into 'another Florida,' police say

An 18-year-old student has been charged for allegedly threatening to turn his Texas high school into 'another Florida,' police said.

February 19, 2018

Colorado state rep, Columbine survivor, pushes to end gun-free zones in schools

Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, who was a Columbine High School sophomore at the time of the 1999 mass shooting, is hoping this time his ideas finally will be heard and enacted — legislation to remove gun restrictions in schools.

February 19, 2018

Bad diagnosis, clerical errors, background check lapses led to missed warning signs before mass killings

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has become the latest mass killer who was able to carry out his sick slaughter due in part to law enforcement's failure to heed warnings of disturbing behavior and because of lapses in the background check process.

February 19, 2018

Florida shooting survivors recall acts of heroism during deadly gunfire

A football coach using his body as a shield, a teacher stuffing 19 students into a closet and a janitor's directions may have saved countless lives during a deadly school shooting in Florida last week.

February 19, 2018

Florida school shooting: Gun law changes attract renewed GOP interest

The massacre at a Florida high school has revived an all-too-familiar national debate on gun control – but this time, public pressure combined with fresh presidential interest could spur at least some changes in the country's gun laws.

February 19, 2018

Florida shooting sparks reactions from Republican senators on gun control

From mental health options to stronger background checks, here's what 15 Republican senators have said about the Florida school shooting and gun control.

February 19, 2018

JetBlue offers free flights for school shooting victims' families

JetBlue airways is offering free flights to Fort Lauderdale for family members affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting last Wednesday afternoon.

February 19, 2018

After the Florida shooting, here's what the surviving students want us to know

I live in South Florida, just up the coast from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and teachers were gunned down and murdered Wednesday.