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After Parkland, States Take A Fresh Look At Gun Legislation

The effects of Florida's shooting are reaching beyond the state's borders into legislatures across the country.

Last week's shooting in Parkland, Fla. echoed in the state's capitol Wednesday, as student survivors lobbied their legislature to pass stricter gun laws. Gun policy had already become a central issue in Florida's current legislative session after the shooting. But the effects of the shooting are also reaching beyond the state's borders into legislatures across the country.

There are thousands of gun-related bills in statehouses — some would expand access to guns by easing permit restrictions and others aim to take guns out of the hands of people with.

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