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It would allow people to carry concealed firearms without going through the current licensing steps.
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A bill to lower the minimum age to buy a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 has support from Republicans in the House, but it's unlikely to get a hearing in the Senate.
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The vote by a House panel comes after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the 2018 law.
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The law, which prevents the sale of rifles and other long guns to anyone under 21, was passed after the Parkland shootings.
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Five years ago, lawmakers increased the minimum age to purchase "long" guns after a 19-year-old used a semi-automatic rifle in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. A bill would drop the age back to 18.
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The Florida legislature will formally convene for the start of its annual 60-day regular legislative session. Here's a look at what lawmakers have left on their "To Do" list.
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The state Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 7-3 along party lines to approve a bill that would halt plans to create a separate “merchant category code” for sales at firearm businesses.
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The bill will be heard by the House during the legislative session starting in March. Democrats say the bill would increase violence.
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A bill that would remove mandatory training and fees to carry a concealed weapon in Florida passed in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Monday.
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The commission voted to have the county attorney work on a proposal that would turn Manatee County into a "gun sanctuary."
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Louis Minardi was reluctant at first, but the idea resonated with the former gunsmith, given that he grew up hunting and remembers receiving his first firearm, a double-barrel shotgun, when he was in middle school but already mindful of gun safety.
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They say proper training in handling and storing a gun is more crucial to gun safety than carrying a permit.