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It would allow people to carry concealed firearms without going through the current licensing steps.

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.

The vote by a House panel comes after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the 2018 law.

The law, which prevents the sale of rifles and other long guns to anyone under 21, was passed after the Parkland shootings.

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.

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.

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.

The bill will be heard by the House during the legislative session starting in March. Democrats say the bill would increase violence.

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.

The commission voted to have the county attorney work on a proposal that would turn Manatee County into a "gun sanctuary."

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.

They say proper training in handling and storing a gun is more crucial to gun safety than carrying a permit.