At a news conference Tuesday in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged the five-year mark since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 students and staff members dead.
“Five years ago was one of the worst days this state’s ever had. I was not governor at the time, but it was something that not only reverberated in every corner of our state but really across the country,” DeSantis said. “When I became governor, I got to know many of the families. These are really really difficult losses.”
Guttenberg, who is now a gun control activist, said with respect to gun control, progress has been made nationally. “We’ve done over $1 billion to bolster school security. We’ve worked hard to bring accountability to folks who maybe could have done something to prevent this guy from being in this position. ... I took it very seriously to say if there’s never accountability, then these things are more likely to happen again,” DeSantis said. “The thing is, there are things that happen in life you can’t always see or prevent. Sometimes people you wouldn’t expect can do some horrible things.
DeSantis, who was joined by Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner, also announced future legislature to crack down on “a cottage industry of litigation” in Florida.
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