Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Florida street with hundreds of people nearby

DeSantis Calls for Institutionalizing , More People Instead of Nationalizing Gun Laws. On Oct. 26, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about the mass shooting that took place in Lewiston, Maine, the night before. . On Oct. 26, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about the mass shooting that took place in Lewiston, Maine, the night before. . He said that if he was elected president, he wouldn't sign a gun safety measure, CNN reports. Instead, DeSantis said more individuals with mental health issues would be institutionalized under his administration. . I think what’s ultimately effective is holding people accountable, either through mental adjudication if they’re crazy or convicting them when they’re committing crimes, Ron DeSantis, via CNN. DeSantis went on to say that he wasn't sure a "red flag" law, which bans a person suffering mental health issues from obtaining firearms, would have helped in the recent mass shooting. DeSantis went on to say that he wasn't sure a "red flag" law, which bans a person suffering mental health issues from obtaining firearms, would have helped in the recent mass shooting. In this case, I’m not sure. I think an involuntary commitment, though, would have kept him off the street, and I think that would have done the trick, Ron DeSantis, via CNN. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked DeSantis if he really wouldn't support a single gun measure if elected president. The Florida governor replied, “Restricting Second Amendment rights? I’m gonna uphold the Constitution.”. Former President Donald Trump also made calls for more institutionalization following the Parkland massacre. Former President Donald Trump also made calls for more institutionalization following the Parkland massacre. Part of the problem is, we used to have mental institutions... we had a mental institution where you take a sicko, like this guy, he was a sick guy, so many signs, and you bring him to a mental health institution. We’ve got to get them out of our communities, Donald Trump, via CNN