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Sean Shaw Promises To Create Gun Violence Task Force If Elected

Sean Shaw promises to create a task force aimed at addressing issues of gun violence if he's elected.
Courtesy Sean Shaw Campaign
Sean Shaw promises to create a task force aimed at addressing issues of gun violence if he's elected.
Sean Shaw promises to create a task force aimed at addressing issues of gun violence if he's elected.
Credit Courtesy Sean Shaw Campaign
Sean Shaw promises to create a task force aimed at addressing issues of gun violence if he's elected.

Democratic Attorney General candidate Sean Shaw is promising if elected he’ll create a task force to deal with gun violence.

Shaw says its members would come from a range of fields like state and local government, law enforcement, education and mental health organizations. He has already prioritized issues for the task force to address.

"We need a collaborative approach to addressing complex issues like Stand Your Ground, background checks, 3D printing of guns, reforming the concealed carry permitting process, local preemption laws, and the rise in deadly school shootings," Shaw told reporters Thursday.

If the task force comes to fruition, Shaw says he will use its recommendations to call for legislation and regulations during the 2019 Legislative Session.

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Ryan Dailey is a reporter/producer for WFSU/Florida Public Radio. After graduating from Florida State University, Ryan went into print journalism working for the Tallahassee Democrat for five years. At the Democrat, he worked as a copy editor, general assignment and K-12 education reporter.