FSU Shooting Renews Gun Control Demands and Fears

Multiple Florida State University students who survived the recent mass shooting on campus had also endured the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, deepening their trauma and frustration. The shooter, identified as FSU student Phoenix Ikner, killed two people and injured several others, reigniting fears over campus safety and the perceived lack of effective action on gun laws. Survivors such as Jason Leavy and Robbie Alhadeff, who lost his sister in Parkland, expressed distress and a sense of resignation over repeated tragedies. Advocacy from Parkland victims' families, including Fred Guttenberg and Manuel Oliver, has intensified, demanding more substantial reforms. Past FSU shooting survivors, like Ronny Ahmed from the 2014 library shooting, also lament the lack of change or improved security. The recurring violence has left many students fearful, with survivors and families united in urging urgent reforms to prevent future tragedies.