The NRA opposes an outright ban on bump stocks but has said it would be open to restrictions on the devices. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged Trump to back legislation, instead of a regulation, on bump stocks. In the Florida state capital, dozens of Stoneman students, teachers, and parents wore bright blue T-shirts and carried signs reading "We Call B.S." which has become a battle cry since a Stoneman senior shouted the words during a gun control rally after the shooting. "If we had stricter gun control, we would not have lost 17 lives," Florence Yared, a survivor of the Florida shooting, told reporters after meeting with state lawmakers.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2018 19:41 UTC