Protection: Government Or Guns?

Guest columnist, Tallahassee Democrat
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 5:45pm

In an emotional plea, some survivors and those who, in some sense, blame guns for this tragedy, come together to lobby state and federal lawmakers

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