03-12-2018, 09:58 PM
(03-12-2018, 02:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: Isn't it that they would not be able to buy a gun but possession and buying a gun is different there are quite a few 14 yr old's that go hunting. Many own the gun they use. I think its a knee jerk policy at any rate.
That's a good question.
The Florida state law is raising the minimum age to purchase all guns, including rifles and long guns, to 21.
But, I could't find anything stipulating that it means the legal age for possession of rifles and long guns has also been raised to 21.
The existing Florida possession law (unless it's been changed too) says that one must be 18 to legally possess rifles and long guns, or 16-years-old if in the company of an adult for hunting or marksmanship competitions.
I don't agree that it's a knee-jerk change in law. The change is not only in response to the recent Parkland school shooting, but also the many many before it which have been going down for years on end.