Parkland families push back as NRA asks Supreme Court to strike down Florida gun law
The NRA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, drawing fierce criticism from those still grieving the loss of loved ones.
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The NRA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, drawing fierce criticism from those still grieving the loss of loved ones.
Friday's move was the latest over the law passed after a February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
For them, the tragedy is not just another headline, it's a chilling echo of the day seven years ago when a gunman killed 17 students and staff in Parkland, Florida.
Manny Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting is urging lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, gun laws.
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Students and staff across Broward participated in a variety of volunteer and service projects.
Medium says she connected with Joaquin Oliver, a teen killed in the Parkland mass shooting that claimed the lives of 17 people.
Zachary Cruz is the younger brother of Nikolas Cruz, author of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Former Broward Sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer Scot Peterson is accused of failing to properly respond during the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered erupted in court.
Several Parkland families are taking a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting to court over the rights to the shooter's name and his money.
The families are at odds with survivor Anthony Borges over the shooter's money.
In a settlement, Nikolas Cruz signed away the rights to his name and money to survivor Anthony Borges. An attorney for the Parkland families said he didn't have the right to do that.
Their attorney concedes it is highly unlikely they will ever receive much money.
The parents of Luke Hoyer, Alaina Petty and Meadow Pollack each reached $50 million settlements with Nikolas Cruz. Wounded student Maddy Wilford agreed to a $40 million settlement.
Its construction is the result of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland back in 2018.
Anthony Borges, now 21, was shot five times in the back and legs and collapsed in the middle of the third-floor hallway.
Anthony Borges, who was severely wounded in the 2018 massacre, now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz's name.
Gena and Thomas Hoyer, who lost their son Luke that day, say whatever replaces the building should be something the school can use, but it also has to honor the 17 people who died.
Officials plan to complete the weekslong project before the school's 3,300 students return in August
The Broward school board has not decided what the building will be replaced with.
The demolition was scheduled to start on Thursday
Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting is set to begin Thursday
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Two people are dead following a police-involved shooting in Wynwood.
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