Flags at half-staff in honor of Florida State University

Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis issued the following statement:

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, a gunman opened fire on Florida State University’s campus, killing two and injuring five others. In memory of the lives lost in this tragedy and to recognize the bravery shown by the first responders, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida until sunset on Monday, April 21, 2025. 

  • thoughts, prayers, meaningless gestures, anything but actual change to prevent this from happening lol

  • Screw all the politicians who continue to let us down. Surely we can do better than accept slaughter.

  • Freedom isn’t free. Thank you, FSU, for making this week’s sacrifice!

    • smith and wesson’s stock is up 2%, 1% for each sacrifice. Their parents should be so proud

      • Looks like some have enough common sense to understand the best way to stop a shooter is to shoot them first.
        Works for me.

        • “Police shooting accuracy is often low, with incident-level hit rates around 54% and bullet-level hit rates around 35%. This means that a significant portion of shots fired by officers miss their intended target. “

          • cops are best at shooting unarmed people and innocent bystanders, actual bad guys are too scary

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