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Charleston, S.C. — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is proposing that the site where the Civil War began be raised in status to that of a national park.

The Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill creating the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park as the nation’s 60th national park.

Fort Sumter, on Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by Confederate guns on April 12, 1861, in a fight that started four years of civil war.

Moultrie, located on nearby Sullivan’s Island, is where American patriots turned back a British fleet trying to capture Charleston days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Both forts are part of the Fort Sumter National Monument, one of 84 national monuments.

Scott said a national park designation will give the forts a higher profile among the array of other national park properties. understanding and acceptance for all trans people.”

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Bulletproof vest test turns deadly

Tampa, Fla. — Police said a Florida man asking if a bulletproof vest “still worked” was fatally shot by his cousin.

A Tampa police report said 23-year-old Joaquin Mendez put on the vest late Saturday and “wondered aloud whether it still worked.”

Police said his cousin, 24-year-old Alexandro Garibaldi, pulled out a gun and responded, “Let’s see.”

Officers found Mendez outside the house with a gunshot wound in his chest. Mendez died at a hospital.