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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that prohibits Florida government agencies from releasing photos, videos, or audio recordings of mass shootings or acts of mass violence. The bill was written in the wake of the Parkland shooting that left seventeen dead. The bill’s goal is to stop the victims’ families from suffering additional trauma.

In February, Parkland held a moment of silence and a half-day to commemorate the anniversary, reported by ABC News. The shooting was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. It catapulted some Parkland students into politics and active participants in the gun control debate. It led to some of the largest youth-led protests since the Vietnam era.

In the months following the anniversary, however, the Parkland community has been rocked by yet more tragedy: two teenage survivors of the shooting have killed themselves in the past week. Sydney Aiello, 19, took her own life after struggling with PTSD and survivor’s guilt. She also struggled to succeed in college because she was afraid to be in a classroom.

A few days later, a sophomore survivor took his own life. Police have not yet released his name nor confirmed that his suicide was linked to the shooting, though it is hard to imagine the shooting is not related to his death.

Austin Eubanks survived the 1999 Columbine shooting, although he was shot in the hand and the knee. After surgeries to repair the damage, he became dependent on opioids. He recovered in his twenties and went on to speak about addition. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his addiction last week.

Laws banning the release of recordings might help to stop the copycat effect, as well as prevent survivors from having PTSD triggered.

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