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Tampa moms demand gun control listen
06/03/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, gun control, Mom's Demand Action, OFA, Organizing For Action
A group of Tampa moms wants lawmakers in Washington to put gun control legislation back on the table. It failed earlier this year. During a rally Friday in Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Downtown Waterfront Park, members of the group Moms Demand Action called on the public to reach out to their elected leaders to push for expanded background checks and a ban on military assault weapons.
The group Moms Demand Action lined up twenty chairs, each with a photo of one of the young victims of the Sandy Ho...
Be the first to commentCall in show: Boston Marathon bombing has one dead suspect, one living and the Senate kills gun measure
04/19/13 Janelle IrwinLast Call Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Boston Marathon, terrorism, guns, background checks
Two men of Chechnya decent were identified by the FBI. One of those men has reportedly been killed; the other is still at large. The dead suspect was said to have been wearing a bomb. The two men – or boys depending on how old you are – I’m kind of thinking boys is the better description- they are accused of all sorts of shenanigans including knocking over a 7-11, hijacking a car and temporarily kidnapping the owner, and killing an MIT police officer. Media outlets have reported that base...
Be the first to commentGun control comes up as Hillsborough County approves forming a commission on violence listen
04/03/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, Kevin Beckner, Mark Sharpe, Les Miller, gun control, violence, Hillsborough County Commission
Hillsborough County Commissioners unanimously approved spending $150,000 to create a committee to investigate how to stamp out violence in the community. The effort was pushed by Commissioner Kevin Beckner. He said the result would be more specific solutions.
Be the first to comment"Over the period of time, that's what we typically have done is just invested in services and programs without any specific, focused outcome. So, the whole point of bringing the prevention institute is to utilize their experience ...
Hillsborough County School Board gets a lesson from Tampa Police in preventing school shootings listen
03/19/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Candy Olson, Doretha Edgecomb, Hillsborough County Schools, Tampa Police, guns, school shootings
It’s been three months since the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 20 first graders but the tragedy is still fresh on the minds of Hillsborough County school officials. During a school board workshop Tuesday, the Tampa Police Department shared a graphic police training video.
Sorrowful music played over a series of photos from various school shootings. That includes images of the Columbine High School gunmen dead in a pool of their own blood. Tampa Police t...
Be the first to commentSome Pinellas officials, including a Republican, want to change state gun laws listen
02/27/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, gun control, Pinellas County, Bob Gualtieri, Janet Long
Some elected officials in Pinellas County want state legislators to support tougher background checks for purchasing guns. But an attempt to disguise the effort through a name change met little support among state lawmakers during the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation meeting Tuesday in Clearwater. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, a Republican, asked legislators to consider renaming criminal background checks during the gun buying process to better reflect what the term really mea...
Be the first to commentFlorida Rep. Dennis Baxley says kids will be safer if teachers are armed listen
02/15/13 Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Dennis Baxley, gun free zones, gun control, Sandy Hook Elementary, guns
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary legislators in states across the country are calling for changes in laws that prohibit guns from being brought on to school campuses.
One Florida lawmaker who has been a vocal advocate for doing away with what he calls “gun free zones” is Representative Dennis Baxley. The Ocala Republican helped sponsor the controversial “Stand Your Ground” ...
6 commentsTranscript of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address
02/13/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: State of the Union, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, guns
Here is the full text of the President's State of the Union Address as provided by the White House.
Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release February 12, 2013
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.
9:15 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fel...
Be the first to commentState of the Union Address prompts Tampa Bay watch parties listen
02/13/13 Lenka Davis and Christopher DavisWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: State of the Union, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, guns, climate change
Last night, President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union Address of his second term. WMNF’s Lenka Davis reports from two watch parties in Tampa, one organized by the Hillsborough County Young Democrats and the other one by Tampa Bay Young Republicans.
At Mangroves bar in South Tampa, just minutes before the president’s speech was televised, a member of the Hillsborough County Young Democrats, Tim Heberlein, highlighted three important issues he wanted to hear.
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Free gun training offer attracts over 200 Pinellas County teachers listen
02/11/13 Lisa MarzilliWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: guns, teachers, schools, Pinellas County Schools
This Saturday, when most folks will be sleeping in, doing chores or taking the kids to soccer, a group of Pinellas County school teachers will be learning how to handle a gun.
Lenny Bogdanos is president of International Executive Protection, a Clearwater firm that provides body guard, self-defense and firearms training. He’s waiving the $75 fee he normally charges for a four hour class for Pinellas County school teachers. The class covers everything from ...
Be the first to commentCivil Rights Pioneer and Tampa Native Dr. Bernard Lafayette
02/04/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bernard Lafayette, Freedom Riders, SNCC, non-violence, guns, NRA
Our next guest is Bernard Lafayette who was born in Tampa. He is a longtime civil rights activist and organizer, who was a leader in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. He played a leading role in early organizing of the Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign; was a member of the Nashville Student Movement; and worked closely throughout the 1960s movements with groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Amer...
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