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Two Tallahassee Rallies Tackle Guns And Gun Reform

Protestors gathered near the eastern steps of the Historic Florida Capitol.
Tom Flanigan
Protestors gathered near the eastern steps of the Historic Florida Capitol.
Protestors gathered near the eastern steps of the Historic Florida Capitol.
Credit Tom Flanigan
A similar rally at the Tallahassee capital building earlier in the year.

March for Our Lives activists are rallying at the Capital Saturday in support of gun reform. A group of gun rights activists is also planning a Saturday rally at the Capital.

Brandon Wolf, a survivor of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, says the timing of the rally so close to the July 30th voter registration deadline was no mistake.  

“We’re looking to engage young people, drive them to register to vote, and hopefully get them involved in the midterms. I think you’ll hear some impactful stories. You’ll hear some urgency around our need to exercise our right to vote and hopefully you’ll see an energized community that’s ready to get out in August and again in November.”

Wolf says people on both sides of the debate have more in common than they may think and he encourages everyone to come out and speak with the other side.

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Noah Hertz is an award-winning reporter focusing on St. Johns County. Noah got his start reporting in Tallahassee and in Wakulla County, covering local government and community issues. He went on to work for three years as a general assignment reporter and editor for The West Volusia Beacon in his Central Florida hometown of DeLand, where he helped the Beacon take home awards from the Florida Press Association.