Florida Dem lawmaker faces demands to resign after calling Charlie Kirk ‘fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson’

A local Democratic lawmaker in the Miami area is facing demands for his resignation after posting a message on social media stating that Charlie Kirk was a “fitting sacrifice” to gun manufacturers following the conservative activist’s assassination at a Utah college this week. Steve Cody, a councilman in the Miami-Dade village of Palmetto Bay, sparked outrage this week when he wrote on Facebook: “Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names.” He insisted he will not resign, noting he is term-limited and intends to serve through 2028. Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham...