Florida: Numerous Fatalities Reported At Broward County High School

From The New York Times:

Numerous fatalities were reported in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a high school about an hour northwest of Miami.

The authorities said there were 14 victims, but did not say if they were injured or dead. The Broward County Public Schools confirmed fatalities, but would not say how many. Television images showed students running away from the school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, and law enforcement officers around the building.

The Broward County sheriff’s office wrote on Twitter that the suspect is now in custody and the scene is still active.

“The shooter was not a current student,” Sheriff Scott Israel said on Twitter.

Senator Bill Nelson told MSNBC there were multiple fatalities. Two hospitals, Broward Health North in Pompano Beach and Broward Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, received multiple patients, according to Jennifer Smith, a spokeswoman for the hospitals.

“There are numerous fatalities. It is a horrific situation,” Robert W. Runcie, the Broward schools superintendent, told CNN. “It is a horrible day for us.”

Donald Trump and the Republicans have refused to take any consequential measures or enact any meaningful legislation in an effort to regulate guns, bullets, or accessories like "bump stocks" used in the nation's deadliest mass shooting last year in Las Vegas.

This is the 19th school shooting this year.

The good news is Donald Trump just tweeted his "prayers and condolences" so everything should be just hunky dory. That'll fix everything, right?

My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting. No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2018

I know, right? It's almost like doing absolutely nothing to stop school shootings hasn't worked at all. https://t.co/IKsBhhh6IZ

— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 14, 2018

Florida has higher rate of gun deaths than the national average & has relatively lax gun laws:

-- No license for firearm owners

-- No background check for transferring firearms

-- No regulations on assault weapons

-- Firearm dealers don't need a license

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2018

7 dead, 14 injured in Parkland. @realDonaldTrump sends thoughts and prayers. @FLGovScott sends thoughts and prayers.
Our children are dying as you soak in your @NRA money! https://t.co/wpJ98hG0HL

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) February 14, 2018

Just spoke to Broward School Superintendent. Today is that terrible day you pray never comes.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 14, 2018

You voted against background checks. https://t.co/Hhu2mhGi0g https://t.co/q8nYFWY4qw

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) February 14, 2018

If only you had the power to do something about it other than post bible verses 🤔 https://t.co/MJpbC8CJEl

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 14, 2018

Like clockwork:

- NRA goes quiet

- Republicans tweet thoughts & prayers

- twitter bots say don’t politicize

But you’re damn right I’m politicizing. These massacres are a political choice to do nothing. #Parkland

— Jack Miller (@politicalmiller) February 14, 2018