gun laws

With gun violence now the leading cause of death among young people, gun control advocates say there is an urgent need to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles and other long guns to 21.

A challenge to a Florida gun law goes to the state supreme court. Plus, a group of students push for solar panels on their high school campus. And we meet a local student who recently raced a car with only his mind.

The group, which included students who survived the Stoneman Douglas shooting, asked for "common-sense" gun laws.

The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology.

With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute about a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city and county officials pass gun-related regulations.

A moment of silence was held before the announcement, made Wednesday night at a playoff game.

Pointing to a ruling in a California case, lawyers for the National Rifle Association this week urged a federal appellate court to strike down a Florida law prohibiting sales of rifles and other long guns to adults under age 21.

He says it's to help protect the state's Second Amendment rights while criticizing Nikki Fried, whose department issues concealed weapons permits.

With the latest announcement from the Biden administration, here's a look at what so-called "ghost guns" are and what the government's new rule does.

It's been four years since survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sparked an international movement calling for an end to gun violence. They say elected officials haven't done nearly enough to protect Americans since then.

Gun violence is plaguing Caribbean sites like Haiti and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks largely to "brazen, out of control" gun trafficking from U.S. states like Florida

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court late Monday to reject challenges to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city and county officials pass gun-related regulations.