Florida House targets gun age law
Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
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Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
As the new legislative session begins Tuesday, CBS News Miami is keeping an eye on a few proposals including those involving property insurance, waste management, environmental protections and more.
A newly introduced bill would lower the minimum age to purchase a gun from 21 to 18, reversing a measure passed in response to the Parkland shooting.
The NRA is challenging a Florida measure that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
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In 2018, lawmakers raised the minimum age to buy rifles to 21 after the Parkland shooting.
Senate President Ben Albritton has expressed opposition to the idea.
The issue is a Florida law that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.
A Florida lawsuit is challenging a new federal rule that requires more gun sellers to be licensed and run background checks on buyers.
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The Biden administration announced last month that it had finalized the rule, which it said is designed to close "loopholes" in a system that requires licensed gun dealers to run background checks.
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to expand background check requirements in effort to close the "gun show loophole."
For the second year in a row, the Florida Senate appears poised to reject a proposal that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to purchase rifles and shotguns in the state.
The comments came two days after the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved a bill that would reverse an age requirement included in a school safety law that passed after the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Its future remains in doubt as the proposal has not been filed in the Senate.
Future of the bill is in doubt as the proposal has not been filed in the Senate.
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More showers and storms moved through South Florida on Wednesday, but most of the activity is expected in the first half of the day.
The investigation took place in the area of Southwest 157th Avenue and 160th Street.
Jean Robert Casimir, 53, a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Haitian National Police officer, pleaded guilty in federal court.
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