Guns

A retired Tampa police officer is being charged with second degree murder after shooting a fellow theatergoer during movie previews Monday in an incident…

Witnesses say one man was upset by another's texting during the previews at an afternoon screening of Lone Survivor in a Tampa-area theater. The dispute allegedly ended with the man who had been texting being shot and killed. The suspect has been charged with second-degree murder.

A gun rights nonprofit is suing the University of Florida and its president over policies for guns on campus.The nonprofit, Florida Carry Inc., said UF…

Governor Rick Scott, Florida CONNECT, and the University of Florida are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning…

The Marissa Alexander case has become another flashpoint in Florida involving issues of race, gender and the state’s controversial gun laws.Alexander is…

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — A bill that would grant immunity to Floridians who show guns or fire warning shots in self-defense could be…

Escaped convicts, downtown Jacksonville, and The Satanic Temple are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up…

Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, Palm Coast, and guns are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of…

A state appeals court ruling on a case out of the University of North Florida could impact the rights of gun owners across the state.Florida's 1st…

Forrest High School, the 1st District Court of Appeals, and the Florida Gators are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday…