Florida Democratic Party Issues Statement on GOP Block of Assault Rifle Ban
February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on the GOP block of the assault rifle ban:
"Yesterday, Republican lawmakers turned their backs on our children. As student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High watched on, every member of the Republican House of Representatives voted against opening discussion on a bill that proposed bans on the assault rifles used in the Parkland shooting.
"Yesterday's vote is . . .
"Yesterday, Republican lawmakers turned their backs on our children. As student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High watched on, every member of the Republican House of Representatives voted against opening discussion on a bill that proposed bans on the assault rifles used in the Parkland shooting.
"Yesterday's vote is . . .