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Congress Members Tour Parkland School Shooting Site

Tour organized by Rep. Jared Moskowitz aims to push for stronger gun laws and school safety measures.

Overview

  • Six members of Congress, including five Democrats and one Republican, toured the site of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.
  • The tour was organized by Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Stoneman Douglas graduate, who hopes it will create momentum in the House to pass measures to prevent mass shootings.
  • The building, which has been kept intact as evidence, is set to be demolished in the summer of 2024.
  • Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter died in the shooting, criticized Florida's Republican senators for not attending the tour.
  • Max Schachter, whose son was killed in the shooting, emphasized the importance of making school safety improvements such as bullet-resistant doors and windows.