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It’s official: Democrats’ gun control special session won’t happen

It’s official: Democrats’ gun control special session won’t happen

by Sarah Rumpf | Jul 5, 2016

The legislative chambers at the state capitol building in Tallahassee will remain empty this summer, as efforts by Florida Democrats to conduct a special session on the issue of gun control have officially failed. As The Capitolist reported last week, Democrats had...
Florida Democrats’ special session on gun control shot down

Florida Democrats’ special session on gun control shot down

by Sarah Rumpf | Jun 30, 2016

After the mass shooting in Orlando, Democrats in the Florida Legislature called for a special session to enact gun control legislation, but they’re finding little support among Republicans, who are dismissing the request as a political stunt. Florida law allows...

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