TALLAHASSEE (970 WFLA) -- State lawmakers in Tallahassee are having trouble assembling their response to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.
House Speaker Richard Corcoran (R-Land O' Lakes) is facing resistance from the entire Black Caucus, from Democrats who say it doesn't do enough and Republicans who think it goes too far. So Representative Jose Oliva (R-Hialeah) says the House will wait on the Senate to pass a school safety plan and then see what it can do. Although few others in Tallahassee agree, Oliva says they're making "tremendous progress" with the bill.
The provision to allow trained teachers to carry firearms on campus is especially disliked by the Legislative Black Caucus. Ocoee Representative Kamia Brown calls the bill a "pacifier" for the National Rifle Association. The caucus also objects because the bill doesn't contain an assault weapons ban, which it supports.
Fort Lauderdale Senator Perry Thurston, a Democrat and member of the Black Caucus, accused House leaders of "deceiving" parents of Parkland victims who went to Tallahassee to lobby for change.