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A gross display of inhumanity

Austin Belet, Opinions Editor Aug 23, 2019

“It’s going to happen again.” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said these words in a recent presentation in defense of the Guardian Program that the state had implemented in 2018.  The...

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Social media users urge Walmart to stop selling firearms

Social media users urge Walmart to stop selling firearms

Erik Feliciano Aug 13, 2019

Last week, a hate-fueled crime claimed the lives of over 20 people in El Paso, Texas. Another gun-related act of violence claimed the lives of 2 Walmart employees in Mississippi. This sparks the question:...

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Graphic by Sam Chaney

Opinion: Gun control is useful, necessary and complicated

Tamlynn Torchon Jul 26, 2018

Gun control is an extremely touchy subject. It is perhaps the most divisive topic in the U.S. where there seems to be no middle ground. It is a difficult conversation to have but, as time goes by,...

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Photo by Alex Torres-Perez

Parkland students coming to UNF

Hannah Lee, Editor-in-Chief Jul 21, 2018

On Friday, July 27, several students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High are planning to come to Jacksonville as part of the March For Our Lives bus tour. The stop in Jacksonville will include two major...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

Senate Meeting: Election Recognition and Discussion on Gun Safety

Sam Chaney Mar 9, 2018

On March 9, Student Government held its first senate meeting following the recent Student Government elections. The meeting consisted of various committee reports and addressed concerns regarding gun safety...

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Students hold signs at a 'lie-in' demonstration supporting gun control reform in Washington, D.C. February 18, 2018. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Students protesting gun laws: Will prospective UNF students get penalized?

Sam Chaney Mar 1, 2018

The tragic school shooting in Parkland earlier this month added another drop into the ocean that is the debate on gun control, and ripples of activism are quickly growing into waves. The surviving...

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OPINION: Shootings will not stop until both sides of the gun debate come to the table

OPINION: Shootings will not stop until both sides of the gun debate come to the table

Charlie Needles Feb 23, 2018

The flames of angry 2nd Amendment defenders and rallying cries for change from victims, survivors, their families, and the concerned are crowding the political atmosphere due to the recent shooting...

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Man On the Street: Gun Control

Man On the Street: Gun Control

Jas Chung-Campbell Feb 22, 2018

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfidlxQkps[/embedyt]   We checked to see what student's viewpoint on gun control is, especially after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. -- For...

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 Photo by Connor Spielmaker

Opinion: Conceal-carry not as irresponsible as it may seem

Connor Spielmaker Mar 5, 2015
Allowing conceal-carry licensees to carry guns on campus will not increase gun violence because licensees have to go through a rigorous process to acquire a weapon and a conceal-carry license.
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Opinion: More guns, more problems

Cassidy Alexander Jan 31, 2015
Opinion: Florida legislators are pushing a bill that would allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. These legislators believe that having more firearms on campus will prevent school shootings.
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UNF involved in legal battle over guns

Natalie Logan Apr 17, 2013

Student Alexandria Lainez is suing UNF for the right to have a gun on campus in the trunk of her car.  The prosecutors filed the case in October 2011. The case was dismissed by the Trial Court based...

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Letter to the Editor (Gun Control)

Spinnaker Nov 2, 2011

I've had the pleasure of reading the Spinnaker over the last two years I've been at UNF. Over this time, there have been many articles I've enjoyed, as well as an equal number of editorials I've strongly...

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