Mick's Morning News- Thursday

Florida Leaders React to Charlie Kirk's Death After Utah Shooting

(Tallahassee, FL) -- Florida officials are expressing shock and grief after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Rick Scott, and several members of Congress offered condolences to Kirk's family and condemned the violence. Lawmakers across the political spectrum joined in, with Democrats and Republicans alike calling the attack a tragic reminder that political violence has no place in America.

Florida's Open Carry Ban Shot Down

(Tallahassee, FL) --An appeals court ruled Florida's longtime open carry ban is unconstitutional. The decision stems from a 2022 arrest in Pensacola. It cites a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reshaped how Second Amendment cases are reviewed. The decision could clear the way for open carry in Florida for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Today in History

2011, the 9/11 Memorial Museum opened to the public in New York City on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

2001, nearly three-thousand people were killed in the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. Nineteen men hijacked four planes in a coordinated attack. Two planes were slammed into the World Trade Center, causing the massive Twin Towers to collapse and change the New York City skyline forever. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon, while the fourth went down in Pennsylvania after the passengers on board revolted against their hijackers. The attack was traced to the terrorist group al-Qaeda, which led to a war in Afghanistan and eventually the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011.