Advocates rally for gun reform outside of Sen. Marco Rubio's office
CBS4's Jacqueline Quynh reports on advocates who rallied outside of Sen. Marco Rubio's office for gun reform Friday.
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CBS4's Jacqueline Quynh reports on advocates who rallied outside of Sen. Marco Rubio's office for gun reform Friday.
As a national debate rages over gun laws after last month's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, proponents of "red-flag" policies point to a Florida law as a model for states seeking to strip deadly weapons from people who could cause harm.
Ten-year-old Alonso Mercedes was on campus when he found a gun, concealed in a pouch on the physical education field.
A Florida House Democrat on Wednesday launched a longshot effort to call a special legislative session to address gun-related issues after recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y. Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, submitted a letter to Secretary of State Cord Byrd that was an initial step in seeking to call a special session.
With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute about a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city and county officials pass gun-related regulations.
In the wake of Tuesday's Texas school shooting, Democratic lawmakers in Florida called on their Republican colleagues to use the time remaining in a special session on property insurance to address firearm-related measures.
There is another security scare at a South Florida high school.
Police have arrested a man who pulled a gun on a group of bicyclists during a verbal confrontation in Brickell.
A disturbing scene unfolded at a protest called "Bikes Up, Guns Down" on Monday.
An FBI agent who investigators say accidentally fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver bar, wounding another patron in the leg, was charged Tuesday with second-degree assault.
A proposal that would allow some concealed-weapons license applications to be approved when background checks have not been completed was put on hold Thursday.
Florida's Republicans are not letting the deadly mass shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport deter them from trying to pass a number of bills that would expand where firearms could legally be taken.
The Trayvon Martin Foundation hosted it's 4th annual Remembrance Weekend featuring music, entertainment and a memorial Peace Walk and dinner.
An appeals court may have just helped empty the loaded question of whether or not guns should be allowed on campus, or at least jammed it for now.
People with concealed-weapons licenses would be able to openly display handguns in Florida and would be able to carry firearms on state college and university campuses, under measures approved by separate Senate committees Tuesday.
The gun rights group Florida Carry has filed a lawsuit against Florida State University on behalf of a student who wants to bring her gun to this weekend's football game.
Police say the toddler, who shot himself with his parents' gun, is recovering and his condition seems to be improving.
The Broward Sheriff's Office is hosting a free gun safety course for children Tuesday night.
A South Florida teenager charged with manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of his friend during what's being called deadly gun play, made his first appearance in juvenile court Friday afternoon.
The Second Amendment should supersede a Florida law that bans firearms from state university housing, a gun-rights group argued before seemingly skeptical appellate judges Tuesday.
A bill that would allow designated individuals to carry guns in Florida's public schools suffered a major setback.
The Florida Legislature has its sights on a tax breaks for gun buyers and skeet shooting club members.
The Florida Senate passed a bill which would allow gun owners without a concealed weapon permit to take their guns during emergency evacuations.
The Senate, despite continued opposition from some Democrats, is one step closer to passing a National Rifle Association-supported measure that would allow more people to carry concealed weapons during emergency evacuations.
With lawmakers split along party lines, a Senate education committee Monday approved a controversial bill that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on the campuses of state colleges and universities.
