Parkland families push back as NRA asks Supreme Court to strike down Florida gun law
The NRA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, drawing fierce criticism from those still grieving the loss of loved ones.
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The NRA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, drawing fierce criticism from those still grieving the loss of loved ones.
Families of Parkland shooting victims are speaking out against the National Rifle Association's push to overturn a Florida law that raised the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21, a measure enacted after the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
John William Morrissey, 41, turned himself in and appeared before a judge Friday morning on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
Friday's move was the latest over the law passed after a February 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
A student at Miramar High School was arrested Monday morning after allegedly bringing a gun onto campus, according to police. CBS News Miami's Joan Murray has the story.
Senate Rules Chairwoman Kathleen Passidomo said Monday her committee won't take up a House measure that would lower the minimum age to 18.
Manny Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting is urging lawmakers to strengthen, not weaken, gun laws.
The shift comes after an investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting linked former police guns to crimes.
Saying the restriction is "consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation," a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.
The incident occurred last week outside Miramar Food and Produce on Southwest 27th Street.
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 Port St. Lucie driver is facing charges after police say he lost his cool at a Publix parking lot.
Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Justice Department itself has recognized that "74% of the weapons" used by criminal groups in Mexico come from north of the border.
Police should reconsider reselling their used guns, the ATF said, pushing back against a policy linked to over 1,000 deaths between 2019 and 2023.
A Florida deputy was forced to act fast as a man on a bicycle pulled out a gun.
While many in the U.S. have lambasted the flow of migrants and drugs from Mexico, the porous border works both ways. Mexico's government says guns from the U.S. are fueling cartel violence.
Republican state lawmakers in Florida have filed two bills that would roll back gun control measures passed in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
The growing use of "ghost guns" is sparking debate over safety and legality as state and federal authorities grapple with how to regulate them.
U.S. guns are fueling conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Florida's incoming legislative leaders have formally taken their oaths of office.
Elon Musk's pledge to give away $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC's petition is prompting questions about its legality.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trekked through tall grass for hours, but didn't get one shot off all day.
Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.
Prosecutors are urging a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying firearms.
Homicide, named by one study in 2022 as the leading cause of death of pregnant women in the U.S., is also among the risks inflated by extreme temperatures.
