Furious Parkland Students Plan National March for Gun Control

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“If it was the GOAL of Russian Federation to create discord, disruption and chaos within the USA then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams”.

Authorities have not described a motive for Cruz’s alleged shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but the teen had reportedly been expelled from the school prior to the attack.

The couple who took in Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz have spoken out, claiming that they had no idea Cruz was a “monster” living under their own roof.

In an epic smackdown of Trump and GOP lawmakers on the payroll of the gun lobby, a survivor of the Florida school shooting has ignited youth anger against gun-supporting politicians while urging students to go political and teach such lawmakers a lesson.

As the grieving parents of the victims prepare to bury their children, NIkolas Cruz’s defence team has said he will plead guilty to the killings, sparing the community the ordeal of a trial, if prosecutors don’t seek the death penalty. Here’s everything to know about the plans, how you can participate and more. Finkelstein told the Sun-Sentinel.

It was also reported that Cruz was living with his mother and regularly attended school.

“But a lot of times it is hard to find out what’s a mental health issue where there is no crime involved”.

Saturday’s rally coincided with a gun show in Florida.

Not every student at the Florida school was calling for more gun control. Police were also repeatedly called to his house throughout his childhood. But, of course, as the bodies of dead students have been buried, political animus rises up – on social media there is already a huge amount of bile being directed at students who are being told to shut up, that they don’t know enough about guns to have an opinion, and worse sentiments. In recent years, he has pledged to fiercely defend the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, which protects people’s right to keep and bear arms.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged it failed to act on a tip called in last month, warning that Cruz possessed a gun and the desire to kill.

A person close to Cruz called the FBI’s tip line on January 5 and provided information about Cruz’s weapons and his erratic behavior, including his disturbing social media posts. That information was not forwarded to the FBI’s Miami office, in what agency officials called a breakdown in protocol.

The 14-year-old Petty was one of several junior ROTC members killed during Cruz’s rampage. Fighting tears she added: “Is that how much these people are worth to you, Trump?”

On Friday, the first two funerals for shooting victims were held. The caller was concerned Cruz could attack a school.

Additional reporting from Newsy affiliate CNN.

“We need to make this moment a movement and to actually make changes that need to happen in this country so that these kinds of weapons, AR-15s, are not in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them”, said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union representing teachers and other educators.

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