Guns

The Republican-controlled House voted to repeal a law preventing people younger than 21 to own a gun. It's unclear whether the Senate will take up the issue.

Tuesday’s decision temporarily stops the bill from moving forward. The bill, sponsored by Brevard Sen. Randy Fine, failed to get enough “yes” votes after another Republican rejected the idea.

"And of course, making sure that we’re not under the thumb of overbearing local government declaring an emergency to take away our rights”

The only open carry bill filed this session was withdrawn.

The legislation would extend concealed carry rights onto the campuses of state colleges and universities. Guns would be allowed throughout campus, including dorms.

Years after the shooting at the South Florida high school, where a gunman killed 17 people and injured 17 more, lawmakers are still grappling with how far gun control laws should go to prevent these kinds of tragedies.

Family members say Major Smith was on the autism spectrum. He found a gun in a car outside a Lakeland home.

They include children's access to social media and lawsuits filed by college students who say they should receive refunds for money they paid while campuses were shut down due to COVID-19.

The proposals would repeal the state’s red flag law and prevent people under the age of 21 from buying a rifle.

An open carry billed filed for consideration during the 2025 Legislative Session would allow Floridians to openly carry firearms, and it would repeal a “red-flag” law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that allows authorities to take guns from people found to pose a “significant danger” to themselves or others.

Florida gun owners are speculating whether 2025 will be the year the state finally passes a law that allows open carry.

The law bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns. Florida lawmakers and then-Gov. Rick Scott included the restriction in a school safety measure passed shortly after the Parkland shooting.