Screenshot of Broward County Democratic Rep. Christine Hunschofsky on Zoom call on Sept. 17, 2024
State House Democratic Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, a former mayor of Parkland, participated in the launch on Tuesday of Legislators for Safer Communities Coalition, a nonpartisan group of state lawmakers across the country committed to reducing gun violence.
According to officials, the group will serve as a hub for legislative resources, professional messaging, strategy, research, and peer networking.
Parkland was the site of mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018 that left of 17 people dead.
“In the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the Florida Legislature showed courage and political fortitude by pushing forward with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act, which did many things, including implementing ‘red flag laws’ in the state of Florida,” Hunschofsky said during an online news conference.
“Those red flag laws have now been used over 15,000 times in the state of Florida. And we have sheriffs and law enforcement who weren’t so sure in the beginning that this was something that they thought would work, and now they are the ones using it to keep our communities safe,” she added.