Parkland parents say public officials need to be fired soon for failing their children
BY ALEX DAUGHERTY
adaugherty@mcclatchydc.com
April 20, 2018 07:00 AM
Updated April 20, 2018 10:38 AM
WASHINGTON - Fred Guttenberg, the Parkland parent who confronted Marco Rubio on national television about the senator’s opposition to an assault weapons ban, had a very different conversation with the Florida Republican on Capitol Hill this week.
“Senator, see you tomorrow?” Guttenberg asked.
“I’m around all day, flying out Thursday night,” Rubio replied.
The pair disagree on gun-control policy, but Guttenberg and the Parkland families are united with Rubio and Sen. Bill Nelson behind an effort to make the authorities who failed their children accountable.
History suggests they may be successful.
The families of the 17 victims in the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School persuaded the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott to sign a gun bill over the objections of the National Rifle Association. They successfully got the slow-moving U.S. Senate to fast-track limited school safety legislation into a must-pass spending bill last month.
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