Committee Advances Bill to Lower Gun Buying Age to 18, Moving It to House Floor

Florida Bill Legalizing Long Gun Sales to Adults Under 21 Moves to Full House Vote

Florida bill aims to lower age for long gun sales to 18, moving to full House vote.

Florida House panel advances bill to lower gun buying age

The current age restriction was implemented after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018.

Committee advances bill to lower gun buying age to 18, moving it to House floor

A bill seeking to repeal portions of post-Parkland legislation and lower the minimum age to buy a gun from 21 to 18 is heading to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 to advance HB 133, which would change the 2018 law raising the minimum wage to 21. The Legislature passed the measure after the Parkland school shooting, when a 19-year-old former student killed 17 students and staff with an AR-15 semiautomatic weapon on Valent…

Parkland survivors fear Florida rifle-buying age requirement repeal

A Florida House panel voted to repeal the state's minimum age requirement for purchasing a rifle. Why?

Bill to lower the age to buy a long gun to 18 now moves to full House for vote

For the fourth year in a row, the full Florida House will consider lowering the age to buy a long gun to 18. The Senate has consistently resisted the idea. (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/New Jersey Monitor)A measure (HB 133) that would lower the age to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 years old passed its second and final committee in the state House on Tuesday and will hit the floor when the 2026 session opens, where for the fourt…

Gun Age Bill Teed Up in House

The Florida House could be ready after the 2026 legislative session starts in January to take up a bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns.