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Parkland reminders on display in Tallahassee

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Parkland reminders on display in Tallahassee
Parkland reminders on display in Tallahassee

The portraits are meant to remind legislature what was lost during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting nearly two years ago.

WILL BE GREETING LAWMAKERS.THE PORTRAITS ARE MEANT TOREMIND THE FLORIDA LEGISLATUREWHAT WAS LOST DURING THEMARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGHSCHOOL SHOOTING NEARLY TWOYEARS AGO.CAPITOL REPORTER FORRESTSAUNDERS IS AT THE STATEHOUSEWITH MORE ON WHO IS BEHIND THEEFFORT.

FORRESTARE HARD TO AVOID?THATFIRST THING YOUOUT OF ELEVATORS ON THE FOURTHFLOOR.

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FORLAWMAKERS TO AVOID STEPPININTO THEIR CHAMBERS.<< NAT SHUTTER.

WHATPHOTOJOURNALIST IAN WITLENSEES LOOKING AT THESEPHOTOGRAPHS&“I SEE ANGUISH.

ISEE PAIN” (IAN 47:50)SUFFERING, HE CAPTURED IN THEFACES OF PARENTS, TEACHERS ANDFELLOW STUDENTS WHO LOSTSOMEONE WHEN THE PARKLANDSHOOTER OPENED FIRE, KILLING17.“IT REALLY HITS A NERVEFOR SOME PEOPLE” (IAN 48:52)AN EXCERPT OF HIS WORK NOWSITTING IN THE CAPITOL.

THEIMAGES STARING AT THOSE HEADEDTO SENATE AND HOUSE CHAMBERS.A PHYSICAL REMINDER OF WHATHAPPENED NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.(IAN WITLEN, PHOTOJOURNALIST)“THESE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS&THEY MAY BE FROM PARKLAND ANDCORAL SPRINGS BUT THEY ARE THESAME STORIES FROM ELSEWHERE INOUR STATE AND COUNTRY” (IAN50:34) THIS DISPLAY& AN EFFORTBY A BROWARD COUNTY LAWMAKER&REP.

DAN DALEY.

(REP.

DANDALEY, (D) SUNRISE)“PARKLANDIS IN THE PAST.

FOR MYCOMMUNITY ITPREVALENT.

WEHEALING” (REP 56:23) DALEYSHOWCASING THE PHOTOS ASLAWMAKERS CONSIDER GUN LAWREFORM.

THOUGH NOT INTENDED TOPASS SPECIFIC LEGISLATIO&HE'D BE HAPPY TO SEE THEPICTURES HELP SUPPORT POLICIESLIKE SENATE BILL 7028.

ITREQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS ATGUN SHOWS.“IF THATUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, THATA PRETTY GOOD THING” (REP57:03) THE BILL HASNSINCE PASSING ITS FIRSTCOMMITTEE LAST MONTH.

PLUS&IT'S DRAWN CRITICISM FROM GUNRIGHTS GROUPS FOR BEING TOOSTRICT, DESPITE HAVING THESUPPORT OF DEMOCRATS AND SOMEGOP MEMBERS.“I THINK ANYTHINGWE CAN DO IS A STEP IN THERIGHT DIRECTION” (REP 57:08)AS LAWMAKERS HEAD TO WORK THISWEEK, PASSING THESE FACES,PERHAPS THEY'LL PLAY A ROLE INWHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

A REMINDEROF THE PAST, POTENTIALLYINFLUENCING THE FUTURE.THE DISPLAY, CALLED“ANGUISHIN THE AFTERMAT” WILL REMAININ THE FOURTH FLOOR ROTUNDAUNTIL FRIDAYOF THE PARKLAND SHOOTING.REPORTING, FORREST SAUNDERS.BACK TO YOU.DRIVERS IN BOYNTON BEACH ANDLAKE WORTH BEACH ARE PAY

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