Posted March 31, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was a horrific tragedy. That’s something that is beyond debate. You either think it was or you’re a horrible human being. Period.

You don’t have to like those students who emerged from the aftermath to acknowledge that what happened was awful, after all.

In that aftermath, though, the state of Florida reacted. They did what people often do when emotional and didn’t stop to think about what happened. They reacted.

As such, Florida passed a number of anti-gun laws that I suspect many lawmakers now regret. However, it’s now being suggested that at least one of them is a model for other states.

Could Florida have something to teach the country about gun control?

Federal lawmakers are considering a law that would encourage states to implement systems through which courts can remove weapons from people who may be harmful to themselves or others. The state-level measures are called extreme risk protection orders, or red flag laws.

Florida passed a Red Flag Law as part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act following the school shooting there in February 2018.

Earlier this week, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw was in Washington, D.C., at a …Read the Rest

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