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The 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is seen, Oct. 20, 2021. Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting is set to begin, as crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at the high school on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)

Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting is set to begin

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, a police car drives by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as students returned to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon. Vice President Kamala Harris will tour on Saturday, March 23, 2024, the blood-stained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened, accompanied by some victims' family members who are pushing for stricter gun laws and improved school safety. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Nine members of Congress wait to enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Parkland, Fla. The group will tour the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls, shortly before ballistics technicians reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead in 2018. The reenactment is part of a lawsuit filed by the victims' families against former Deputy Scot Peterson and the Broward Sheriff's Office. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

By Terry Spencer and Freida Frisaro - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during a news conference, Dec. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Money earmarked for thousands of new IRS employees would be transferred to a grant program allowing schools nationwide to hire armed law enforcement personnel under legislation outlined Tuesday, April 25, 2023, by Scott. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Sen. Scott bill would fund armed officers in all U.S. schools

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

Parkland survivor and activist David Hogg speaks to the crowd during in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. The rally is a successor to the 2018 march organized by student protestors after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Gun control activist David Hogg disrupts congressional hearing on new ‘assault weapon’ ban

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, Tony Montalto, father of Gina Rose, a victim of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks during a news conference in Sunrise, Fla. Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina was killed, is president of "Stand with Parkland," a group composed of parents and spouses of the victims. Montalto is surrounded by other family members of those killed. Parents of victims in Florida's 2018 high school massacre say they are glad to see the federal government reach a $127.5 million settlement over FBI inaction in the case, and hope a future tragedy can be prevented. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)

Parkland families welcome $127.5M federal settlement

By Adriana Gomez Licon - Associated Press

Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla., following a deadly shooting at the school. The families of most of those killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre have settled their lawsuit against the federal government. Sixteen of the 17 killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland had sued over the FBI’s failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack. The settlement reached Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, is confidential. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Biden marks anniversary of Parkland shooting, calls for gun control legislation, anti-crime funding

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Florida House recalls Parkland, passes school safety bill

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., center, joins other freshman Republican House members for a group photo at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lauren Boebert mocks David Hogg, school shooting survivor: ‘Give your keyboard a rest, child’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Man gets 5+ years’ prison for harassing Parkland victims

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Miss. State catcher tries to move on after Parkland shooting

By THEO DEROSA and The Dispatch - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in Washington for a trip to Manchester, N.H., for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Parkland parents meet Trump to discuss school safety

By Aamer Madhani and Terry Spencer - Associated Press

In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Parents whose children were killed or wounded during the Parkland high school massacre asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, to rule that each pull of the trigger was a separate occurrence for which the Broward County School Board should be held liable. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file) **FILE**

Andrew Pollack, Parkland victim’s father: Shooting was ‘avoidable’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delivers a statement with Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, left, and First Lady Fran DeWine, right, following the Dayton Mass Shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Facing pressure to take action after the latest mass shooting in the U.S., DeWine urged the GOP-led state Legislature Tuesday to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as threats. (Joshua A. Bickel /The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Ohio Republicans again faced with calls to enact gun reforms

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts. The 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing several people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said. (Dayton Police Department via AP)

Hunter Pollack: Democrats ignoring Connor Betts is ‘hypocrisy’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Parkland parent Tom Hoyer, speaks during to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission as his wife Gena, right, looks on, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The Latest: Parkland families lament how they were notified

Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, Jeremy Richman, father of Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting victim Avielle Richman, addresses the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission in Newtown, Conn. Richman was found dead early Monday, March 25, 2019, at the town hall in Newtown, where he had an office. The chief medical examiner's office was to perform an autopsy Monday. Richman’s death comes as officials in Parkland, Florida, are publicizing counseling services after two survivors of a high school massacre there killed themselves. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

The Latest: Group says Newtown dad’s death is devastating

Associated Press

Volunteers help build a California artist, David Best's vision for a non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Coral Springs, Fla. The temple will remain open until May when it will be burned in a purification ceremony. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The Latest: 1,000-plus gather to honor Parkland victims

Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, photo, students gather during a vigil at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder last year. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE **

Parkland, Florida, school massacre 1 year later: A time to remember the victims

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press