School shooting puts pressure on Florida lawmakers to act

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

PARKLAND, Fla. -- The deadly shooting at a Florida high school has put pressure on the state's Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws in a state that has resisted restrictions on firearms for decades, lawmakers said Monday.

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