The Florida Senate has agreed to advance a bill to increase school safety and restrict gun purchases in the aftermath of last month’s Parkland school shootings.
FILE – In this Feb. 21,2018, file photo, the Florida Senate chamber is darkened while a slideshow shows each person killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The Florida Senate spent hours debating a bill to increase school safety and restrict gun purchases in a rare Saturday session, March 3, that often turned into a debate on gun control and arming teachers in the aftermath of last month’s Parkland school shootings.
