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In a truly surprising sequence of events, it took less than one month from the massacre at a Parkland high school for Florida lawmakers to take actual legislative action. March 9, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill allowing law enforcement to petition the courts to take guns away from people thought to be a danger to themselves or others. It was the first firearm restrictions supported by Florida Republicans in more than 20 years.

Audra West was visiting Fort Lauderdale from Texas in April 2014 when she was arrested at the bar the Elbo Room. Described in reports as “very intoxicated” and “belligerent,” she was charged with disorderly intoxication, trespassing, and resisting arrest.

In May 2016, Opa-locka Police Officer Dennis Horn was working an off-duty assignment with his pregnant girlfriend when another local cop pulled up. Horn’s girlfriend hopped in the other officer’s car and chatted for a bit — a simple conversation that left the “insecure” Horn so furious that he grabbed…

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested Shamarly Emanuel Henry Sunday morning after they say the North Dakota resident knocked over a police officer with his Ford truck and then sped away. That altercation was not filmed. But cameras were rolling when FLPD cops arrested Henry, and a clip uploaded to…

Millions flocked to March for Our Lives events this weekend, including tens of thousands to events in South Florida. In Miami Beach, huge crowds waved signs and chanted for stricter gun control, while organizers promised that the fight had “just begun.” But as the push for gun reform gains steam…