Jun 10, 2021 | 11:27 AM
Daytona Beach, FL – A naming ceremony is set to commemorate long-time Daytona Beach community activist Norma Bland this Saturday at 11 a.m. The new multipurpose field at Derbyshire Park will be named the “Norma J. Bland Football & Soccer Field.” Mrs. Bland passed away due to COVID-19 in July 2020. On February 3, 2021, the Daytona Beach City Commission unanimously passed the request to name the field after her. The city of Daytona Beach issued a memorandum with Mrs. Bland’s biography and accomplishments which can be seen at codb.us. City To Dedicate Field To Late Local Activist A number of local dignitaries will speak during the ceremony, including Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, city commissioners Paula Reed and Danette Henry, and Daytona Beach NAACP President Cynthia Slater.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood called on Gov. Ron DeSantis .
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Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is demanding action and criticizing state agencies following a shootout between Volusia County deputies and a 12- and 14-year-old earlier this week.
- Status of legislation: failed
- Date passed or failed: July 2014
The legislation proposed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal would have authorized the Department of Justice to make grants to states to help keep firearms away from people legally prohibited from having them or to remove guns when there is probable cause to believe they would be used for domestic violence. The senator has since reintroduced this bill and the Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act. Nomad Soul // Shutterstock
Homemade Firearms Accountability Act
- Date passed or failed: September 2014
The legislation would have required serial numbers for homemade firearms with Democrats arguing that the legislation was needed because 3-D printer technology allowed many more people to build firearms at home. Supporters such as the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence noted that homemade guns had been used in mass shootings. The legislation had little chance in the then Republican-controlled H