gun rights

Following last week's deadly shooting, FSU students are asking lawmakers to pass some measures — and reject others — to prevent future gun violence.

A controversial Florida bill to reduce the age to purchase a rifle or other long gun from 21 to 18 will be heard on the house Floor this week. Democratic Minority House Leader Fentrice Driskell called the bill a betrayal to the families of victims of the Parkland school shooting.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against an ex-New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

The Middle East war, now raging for 10 weeks, has spurred an increase in antisemitic incidents and attacks on Jewish Americans. With Florida's new 'permitless carry' law in place, more Jews are purchasing guns in response.

An NRA challenge to the 2018 Florida law that bars sales of rifles and other long guns to people under 21 — approved after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — had been rejected, as was its appeal earlier this year. The group sought a full rehearing and now the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has announced, with no explanation, that it will take it up.

Calling the proposal an effort to “remove the government permission slip,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects lawmakers during the 2023 regular legislative session to pass a major change in Florida gun laws. 'Constitutional carry' would allow people to carry guns without concealed-weapons licenses.

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention Friday, and its leaders are gearing up to "reflect on" — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week in Uvalde, Texas.

In a case stemming from a man brandishing a gun in Tampa, an appeals court Monday rejected a challenge to a federal law that bars undocumented immigrants from having firearms.

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.

The state of Florida is continuing to defend a 2018 law that bans those under the age of 21 from buying guns. The NRA urged a federal appeals court this week to strike down the policy.