2A/GUNS/POLITICS: “Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday [3-9-18], the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14.
The new law, known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, tightens gun control in several ways but also allows some teachers to be armed… Scott received the bill Thursday following days of impassioned, often contentious debate in the majority-Republican House and Senate.
A controversial part of the new law is known as the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, which arms some teachers if both the local school district and local sheriff’s department agree. The provision is named after the coach who shielded students with his own body and died in last month’s shooting…
The bill has been an important political consideration for Scott, who is facing term limits as governor and is widely expected to challenge Florida’s Democratic US senator, Bill Nelson, in November’s midterm election.”
-Ray Sanchez and Holly Yan, “Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs gun bill,” CNN US, CNN.com, Mar. 9, 2018 03:31pm