Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida announced his plans to prevent gun violence. His action comes after 17 people died during a school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14.
During his speech in the Senate Floor, Rubio encouraged his fellow lawmakers to act swiftly and pass legislation to prevent another school shooting. He implored his colleagues to focus on the shortcoming and vulnerabilities of current laws and policies on guns.
According to him, “There is a widespread support and agreement that we must act now as soon as possible to do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like Parkland from happening anywhere else ever again.”
Additionally, Rubio told his colleagues that nobody is in favor of school shootings. “That is a consensus position” even if they differ on views when it comes to how far gun restrictions should be.
Florida school shooting is a result of “massive, multi-systemic failure”
He also pointed out that the school shooting in Parkland “could and should have been prevented.” The senator noted that the killer was a “well-known danger” to the community and was a “subject of two separate and specific warnings to law enforcement agencies.”
