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Political Cornflakes: Mark Kelly says Parkland shooting may be the turning point for action: ’This could be different’

Mark Kelly says Parkland shooting may be the turning point for action: ‘this could be different.’ Utah students join international rallies for gun control. Romney discloses net worth, says he’ll release tax returns.

Happy Monday. Former astronaut and gun-control advocate Mark Kelly says that change could really come this time because of the activism sparked by the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. Kelly -- whose wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, was shot in the head in 2010 but survived -- says this time feels different than reactions to previous massacres because of the motivated youth getting involved. “They want to see change.