State Sen. Gary Farmer Jr., (D-Fort Lauderdale) said he wanted to hear their views too, but not like this.
“I favor all sides being given an opportunity to be heard and speak, that’s a cornerstone of our democracy. But that group never reached out and asked to be a part of this discussion to my knowledge,” he said. “They never wanted to be on the panel. They don’t want to hear this other side.”-
Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL), in a moment of levity, invited protesters to meet him and his son outside if they wanted to settle their differences.
Opponents were silent when Jacob Zaslav spoke. The freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School vowed students would not give up their pursuit of gun reforms or mental health care solutions as public attention fades.
“Schools, like my school MSD, are places of learning,” he said to the cheering audience. “They should not be places where teachers, students and staff need to take cover as if they were in a war zone.”
UPDATE 3/17/18
Video By Ron Mills
Please join Mayor-elect Dean Trantalis and City Commissioner-elect Heather Moraitis for a special forum, “Never Again: An enlightened discussion on gun reform and school safety.” The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at War Memorial Auditorium. The auditorium is located at 800 NE 8th St.
Among the speakers will be U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch, state Sen. Gary Farmer, state Rep. Shevrin Jones and County Court Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren. MOMS’s Demand Action, the League of Women Voters, the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence will also be participating.
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The gun show was rescheduled for May.
“I hope I never have to talk about gun reform again,” Trantalis said. “I hope I never have to talk about school tragedies or tragedies that occur at airports or malls. I hope I never have to talk about it again.”
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