Thread by @MiamiHerald

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the nation's deadliest high school shooting, which killed 17 people and injured 17 more.

The attack forced Florida to change in pivotal ways. Now, the @HeraldOpEd asks: Will the changes last? (THREAD) miamiherald.com/opinion/editor…

@HeraldOpEd Florida has seen changes in the form of gun control legislation, a nationwide student-led school walkout and a reassessment of school safety that brought action on issues like mental health and armed campus security.

Here's what else has happened since Parkland:

@HeraldOpEd In 2019, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act was passed, which raised the gun purchase age to 21, created a three-day waiting period and banned bump stocks.

It also started a controversial program to train and arm school faculty.

@HeraldOpEd At the same time, the state passed a “red flag” law that allows police, with a court’s approval, to temporarily seize weapons from people considered to be a threat to themselves or others.

@HeraldOpEd Survivors like @davidhogg111, and parents @lorialhadeff and @fred_guttenberg have chosen public roles as gun-safety activists in an effort to make sure we don’t forget what happened in Parkland three years ago.

@HeraldOpEd @davidhogg111 @lorialhadeff @fred_guttenberg Just last week, South Florida’s three Republican members of Congress cast surprise votes to strip Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — who questioned the legitimacy of the Parkland shooting and harassed one of the survivors — of her committee assignments. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

@HeraldOpEd @davidhogg111 @lorialhadeff @fred_guttenberg That’s a lot of progress, but it’s also not enough, @HeraldOpEd argues.

Read the full editorial here: miamiherald.com/opinion/editor…

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