gun safety

The Florida House of Representatives voted earlier this month (for the fourth year in a row) to lower the legal age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. Now at least one member of the House wants to revoke another provision of the law approved after the Parkland shooting, establishing risk-protection orders.

This year’s GIFFORDS scorecard gave Florida a C–, a grade based on the group’s review of state gun laws and violence-prevention measures.

A new study found that two Miami-Dade County zip codes with historically high violent crime have had homicide rates drop significantly since 2020.

The NRA is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the ban on sales to individuals under 21.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to repeal some provisions in the legislation signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott three weeks after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at his Parkland high school. The governor raised the prospect during his State of the State speech Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the ATF to continue enforcing regulation of “ghost guns” while a legal challenge continues.

State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, the mayor of Parkland at the time of the shooting, pleaded with her colleagues to keep the age restriction in place.

With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a major report that details how stolen guns and emerging technology like "ghost guns" play a factor in gun violence in the U.S.

Some Florida gun owners and their respective organizations feel betrayed by the state’s Republican majority. They believe Gov. Ron DeSantis promised them a far broader expansion on the state’s gun carry laws than what’s currently under consideration.

A proposal that would allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without licenses began moving through the state House, as a debate emerged about whether the bill lives up to the “constitutional carry” label given by supporters.

House Speaker Paul Renner unveiled a "constitutional carry" bill last week that would allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.