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Florida House Backs Lower Gun Buying Age
The bill passed 74 to 37 and aims to reverse post-Parkland gun restrictions on 18- to 20-year-olds, affecting only long guns such as rifles and shotguns.
- On Thursday, the Florida House of Representatives approved House Bill 133 to lower the minimum age to buy long guns from 21 to 18, passing 74 to 37.
- House Bill 133 targets the 2018 school‑safety changes by undoing a key part of the bipartisan gun‑safety package signed after the Feb. 14, 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and the House has passed similar rollbacks in recent years.
- Supporters including Rep. Dean Black argue that the current age limit restricts hunting and self-defense; he said, `Where I live, way back in the woods, there are things that just need a bullet.`
- The Senate has not scheduled a hearing, leaving the bill’s next steps uncertain as Senate President Ben Albritton said, `This last year, they were not supportive of it,` while Gov. Ron DeSantis urged, `Get the bills to my desk in the spirit of 1776.`
- Activists and gun‑control groups blasted the measure, with Parkland survivor Jackie Corin saying it would not make Florida safer; six Republican House members opposed while Democrat Jose Alvarez supported it.
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Florida House backs lower gun buying age
Nearly eight years after a gunman murdered 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.The Republican-controlled House, which passed the bill (HB 133) in a 74-37 vote, has tried repeatedly in recent years to reverse a law approved after the Parkland shooting that raised the minimum age to 21. The Sen…
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It's the fourth consecutive attempt in Florida following the Parkland Massacre.
·Saint Petersburg, United States
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