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in southwest florida. Um
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tragedies happen all too
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mental health and also pa
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hearing. Um, and the idea
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saved lives. And also peo
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to make our schools safer
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not something you, you ca
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understanding the need to
things for the better. An
do that is as a country,
divides us and start look
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that we want our students
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than looking for the diff
had pushed back on both t
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time and I hope everybody
point where they're tired
people and candidates to
right for the majority of
looking to the special in
left and the far right. I
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people start to come toge
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part of the laws that pas
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begin to solve this probl
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state level? I know you m
rubio and scott are worki
red flag laws, but what's
the state level? We're wa
to sign the latest school
was passed. I believe tha
be looking forward to tha
continuing to work with b
and the Senate and the go
we, as we move forward to
are, there are a few thin
quite ready to roll those
all in Gina's honor, Tony
the parents and all the,
have come together for a
are all working together
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people. I hear the advoca
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pain on days like this. S
you're doing. My last que
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him at school every day.
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to start voting for peopl
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Parkland dot org and see
things that we can agree
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our students and our teac
of you, dad. I'm thinking
guys today. So when you t
please let them know we a
state of florida is behin
thank you so so much. Pic
it on, on the website tha
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good. Thank you so much.