Florida, Parkland and House Republicans

Florida House targets gun age law passed after Parkland shooting
Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
Florida Republicans look to roll back state’s gun-ownership law to 18 – after it was raised following Parkland shooting
Florida Republicans look to roll back state’s gun-ownership law to 18 – after it was raised following Parkland shooting - Florida’s age of gun ownership was raised to 21 after 17 people were killed by
Florida House GOP Pushes To Lower Gun-Buying Age, Repealing Parkland-Era Law
Florida House Republicans took a bold step Wednesday to roll back a post-Parkland gun restriction, voting 13-5 along party lines in the Criminal Justice Subcommittee to approve HB 759. The bill would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to buy rifles,
Republicans in Florida’s Capitol restart push to lower the gun-buying age to 18
Gun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,
Rollback of Parkland-inspired age limits on gun purchases clears House committee
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee advanced a bill ( HB 759) that would reduce the age limit to buy firearms from 21 to 18. That follows a call from Gov. Ron DeSantis to roll back restrictions signed by his predecessor, former Gov. Rick Scott, in the wake of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Florida’s GOP lawmakers back plan to lower gun-buying age restriction enacted after Parkland
Florida House Republicans on Wednesday backed a proposal that would repeal part of a law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and allow people
Florida police arrest student after video threat to ‘shoot up’ a high school
Florida police have arrested a high school student after video emerged of a potential gunman threatening to open fire at a ...
Florida school safety laws after Parkland massacre touted by victim's dad as national 'blueprint'
Since the Parkland high school shooting, Florida's elected leaders have pledged to implement proactive measures, making the ...
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Is this the year Florida restores the rights of 18-year-olds to purchase long guns?
Tampa Rep. Dianne Hart said the measure was a 'slap in the face' to the families who suffered through the Parkland shooting ...
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Businessman accused of swindling Parkland shooter's brother charged with assault too
The Augusta County businessman accused of defrauding the Parkland shooter's brother out of his inheritance has now been accused of assaulting the same young man.
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Florida lawmakers consider stronger school safety, but debate repealing previous reforms
As new safety initiatives are debated this year, some lawmakers are also seeking to undo provisions passed in the wake of the ...
Police arrest Florida teen and seize guns after online threats to ‘shoot up school'
The 17-year-old was arrested after police in Sanford, Florida, were alerted to a video allegedly featuring him threatening to ...
Woman accused of reporting fake shooting threat at Parkland high school
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was placed on lockdown Monday after police said a woman called to report information about a possible threat made on social media.