{"id":17181,"date":"2016-12-13T04:33:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T04:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=17181"},"modified":"2016-12-13T04:36:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T04:36:07","slug":"gun-control-advocates-optimistic-six-months-after-pulse-nightclub-massacre-even-under-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/gun-control-advocates-optimistic-six-months-after-pulse-nightclub-massacre-even-under-trump.html","title":{"rendered":"Gun control advocates optimistic six months after Pulse nightclub massacre even under Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gun control advocates optimistic six months after Pulse nightclub massacre even under Trump <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Gun control advocates optimistic six months after Pulse nightclub massacre even under Trump<\/span>:-<\/strong> As mourners marked the six-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, the leader of a top gun reform group said Monday the election of Donald Trump did not spell doom for the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n

John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown for Gun Safety, noted that voters in three states approved ballot initiatives strengthening gun control. The initiatives in Nevada, Washington and California \u2014 which were strongly opposed by the NRA \u2014 prevailed on the same day that Americans elected Trump, who has vowed to pass gun-friendly laws at the federal level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cState by state is the way we\u2019re going to win it,\u201d Feinblatt said.<\/span><\/p>\n

NRA boss Wayne LaPierre called Trump\u2019s victory \u201cour historic moment to go on offense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A week before the June 12 attack, shooter Omar Mateen legally bought a Sig Sauer MCX .223 caliber rifle from St. Lucie Guns Sale. He used the deadly assault rifle to gun down 49 revelers celebrating the end of Latin night at the packed Pulse nightclub.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTime really does fly,\u201d said Pulse survivor Orlando Torres on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Torres, one of several terrified patrons who cowered in a bathroom stall during Mateen\u2019s attack, was among dozens of relatives, friends and survivors who honored their slain loved ones outside Pulse early Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crowd lit candles at 2:02 a.m., to mark the harrowing moment the first round of bullets ripped through the club during Mateen\u2019s hours-long rampage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very somber and very touching,\u201d Torres said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The nightclub, which first warned of the attack on Twitter, tweeted that the morning memorial was \u201cvery emotional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo the beautiful 49 we will never forget and continue to keep your pulse,\u201d the Pulse account read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:- http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/gun-control-advocates-optimistic-months-pulse-massacre-article-1.2908420<\/span><\/div>\n

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