More states adopting gun-seizure laws after Parkland tragedy
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More states adopting gun-seizure laws after Parkland tragedyIn the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and courts are issuing an unprecedented number of seizure orders across the country. Supporters say these 'red flag' laws are among the most promising tools to reduce the nearly 40,000 suicides and homicides by firearm each year in the U.S. Gun advocates, though, say such measures undermine their constitutional rights and can result in people being stripped of their weapons on false or vindictive accusations.
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Republican promotes border wall and tries to have Parkland parent ejected from hearing on gun legislation'H.R. 8 would not have stopped many of the circumstances I raised, but a wall, a barrier on the southern border, may have.'
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'I reacted as a father': Parkland dad on gun hearingManuel Oliver and his wife Patricia lost their son Joaquin during the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School last year. This week, Oliver attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing on background checks. Oliver joins Morning Joe to discuss.
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Parkland students turned from victims to activists and inspired a wave of new gun safety lawsFollowing last year's deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students confronted lawmakers, rallied others to their cause and took to the streets of Washington to call for reform. Since then, 67 gun safety laws have been enacted in 26 states and Washington, DC.
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