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LIVE COVERAGE: Florida House votes today on gun and school security bill

If it passes House, the controversial package goes to Gov. Rick Scott.
 
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D- Orlando debates one of the many amendments House Democrats tried to pass concerning a gun/school safety bill. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D- Orlando debates one of the many amendments House Democrats tried to pass concerning a gun/school safety bill. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
Published March 7, 2018

Since the Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland High School left 17 dead, Florida lawmakers have vowed that they would do something to make sure it never happened again.

Today, the Florida House will vote on a bill that some say does just that. Others say it doesn’t even come close. Some say it makes schools even more dangerous. It already passed the Florida Senate on Monday.

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