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Sun Jun 5, 2022, 02:52 PM Jun 2022

Parkland activist and teachers lead gun protest outside Marco Rubio office

Miami Herald via Yahoo News

A Parkland activist and a Democratic candidate for Florida Governor led teachers in a rally outside U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s Doral office Friday morning in an attempt to pressure the Republican lawmaker to sit down and talk about gun safety following several mass shootings.

The rally was part of the American Federation of Teachers nationwide “Enough is Enough” gun reform campaign. Mothers who lost their children to gun violence, as well as teachers and other community members gathered in the rain with raincoats, umbrellas and signs to call on Rubio to sit down and discuss solutions with them.

Andrew Spar, President of the Florida Education Association, said educators are not going to let lawmakers offer only “thoughts and prayers” after another tragedy, referencing the May 24 Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.

“That is why we’re in front of Senator Marco Rubio’s office, to call on the senator and all senators to do what the overwhelming majority of Americans want: common sense gun laws,” Spar told the crowd.

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Parkland activist and teachers lead gun protest outside Marco Rubio office (Original Post) In It to Win It Jun 2022 OP
It is a wonder that our governor did not send the Florida gazpacho police after the folks. Chainfire Jun 2022 #1
Should do it outside his house. grumpyduck Jun 2022 #2
 

Chainfire

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1. It is a wonder that our governor did not send the Florida gazpacho police after the folks.
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 03:21 PM
Jun 2022

After all, they must be terrorists...

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