gun control

Round up of WMNF news headlines including gun regulations, Covid deaths, and short-staffing at Florida schools.

Listen: Days after the mass shooting at Florida State University, legislators are entering a new week of the legislative session and House Democrats are raising red flags about gun legislation.  Democratic representatives discussed various topics...

By Jim Saunders ©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week argued that a judge should allow Florida to continue challenging a new federal rule that requires more...

In this compelling episode of Wide Awake America, host Nadine Smith talks with David Hogg, a leading voice in the fight for gun control and a survivor of the Parkland mass shooting. David shares his...

Listen: After a noticeable increase in gun violence in Tampa, State Attorney Suzy Lopez has expanded the county’s gun violence unit. She’s putting a renewed focus on an issue the U-S Surgeon General is calling...

Listen: A bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase rifles and shotguns in Florida was approved Tuesday by a state House panel, but the bill has no Senate counterpart....

Anti-gun violence survivors and advocates discuss the pervasiveness of gun violence, what is the current state of the laws, and what we can hope to do to curb the tragedies experienced by gun violence survivors....

Florida’s new permitless carry law will go into effect this Saturday, and some Floridians are concerned about gun violence.

Hundreds of protesters marched in Tampa this Sunday to protest of some of the many controversial bills passed during the Florida legislative session. Many organizations are standing up against legislation that they say makes the...

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Floridians would be able to carry guns without concealed weapons licenses under a bill the House passed on Friday. 

After the horrific mass shooting in Buffalo, New York that killed 10, the conversation surrounding gun safety and gun control continues. Groups calling for gun reform continue to advocate for heightened restrictions, while others, like...