A federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law passed after the 2018 Parkland school shooting that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to

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.

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 Republicans are attempting to roll back state laws on the legal age of gun ownership, which was raised following the deadly 2018 Parkland school shooting that left 17 people dead.A bill sponsored by congresswoman Michelle Salzman would lower the legal gun-buying age back down from 21 to 18 so that “all adult citizens in Florida are afforded their full Second Amendment rights.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to roll back key provisions of Florida’s gun laws, including reversing red flag laws and lowering the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18.

A newly introduced bill would lower the minimum age to purchase a gun from 21 to 18, reversing a measure passed in response to the Parkland shooting.

State lawmakers' 60-day marathon is in full stride — here's a look at what's nearing the finish line. 🐶 Trooper's law cleared its final committee stops in the state House and the state Senate. The measure would make it a third-degree felony to restrain an animal and leave it outside during a natural disaster.