The Famuan

Author: Julious Lowe I Staff Reporter

News

Panel backs bill to allow guns in churches, private schools

March 30, 2019 by Julious Lowe I Staff Reporter

Senator Debbie Mayfield, the chief sponsor of SB 1238. Photo Courtesy of tampabay.com “This bill does not require schools or religious institutions to designate and authorize an individual to carry a firearm on its property. And it does not restrict the owners of a property from prohibiting firearms on their […]

Lifestyles

Local gun club promotes education, safety

February 21, 2019 by Julious Lowe I Staff Reporter

Club president Larry Simmons, taking a club member through the club's firearms training class using an empty BB pistol. Photo Submitted by Julious Lowe. At the Talon Gun Range in nearby Midway, the Florida Capital City Gun Club (FCCGC) is involved in its weekly meeting and fellowship. A chapter of […]

Opinions

What will it take to end school shootings?

February 12, 2019 by Julious Lowe I Staff Reporter

A man mourning at a memorial for the victims of the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Photo courtesy NBC News. Statistically, 2018 was America’s worst year in terms of gun violence in schools. Last year, 113 people were killed or injured in school shootings in the […]