03-08-2018, 07:22 PM
Florida Gun Control Bill Passes
Since it once again seems that nothing will be done in Congress regarding national gun control (at least not immediately), it's up to the states. I hope other states with loose gun safety/control laws follow Florida's lead and that eventually the Fed will too.
Snip:
Florida lawmakers gave final passage to a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday in defiance of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the legislation’s firearm restrictions. The bipartisan vote came three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people in a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
The legislation, which passed the State Senate on Monday and now heads to the governor, includes the following new controls:
--Raises the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21 from 18;
--Imposes a three-day waiting period on gun purchases;
--Funds school police officers and mental health counselors;
--Allows local school districts and sheriffs to arm certain school personnel;
--Bans bump stocks, which make guns fire faster;
--Gives law enforcement more power to commit people deemed a threat.
While the gun bill was the first to pass in the state in years, it fell short of the demands of many of the students and educators who have in recent weeks led a national call for stronger firearm restrictions.
Full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/fl...icted.html
Since it once again seems that nothing will be done in Congress regarding national gun control (at least not immediately), it's up to the states. I hope other states with loose gun safety/control laws follow Florida's lead and that eventually the Fed will too.
Snip:
Florida lawmakers gave final passage to a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday in defiance of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the legislation’s firearm restrictions. The bipartisan vote came three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people in a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
The legislation, which passed the State Senate on Monday and now heads to the governor, includes the following new controls:
--Raises the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21 from 18;
--Imposes a three-day waiting period on gun purchases;
--Funds school police officers and mental health counselors;
--Allows local school districts and sheriffs to arm certain school personnel;
--Bans bump stocks, which make guns fire faster;
--Gives law enforcement more power to commit people deemed a threat.
While the gun bill was the first to pass in the state in years, it fell short of the demands of many of the students and educators who have in recent weeks led a national call for stronger firearm restrictions.
Full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/us/fl...icted.html