Florida Senate passes bill raising age to buy guns, banning bump stocks

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Source: CNN

The Florida State Senate passed a bill Monday that would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21, require a three-day waiting period for most gun purchases and ban the sale or possession of bump fire stocks, which can make it easier for a semi-automatic weapon to function like an automatic rifle.

The "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act" (SB 7026) would also give law enforcement more power to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit or otherwise a threat and provide additional funding for armed school resource officers and for mental health services.
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The bill now moves to the Florida House. It's not immediately clear when the House will take up the measure.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/05/us/urgent-gun-measures-florida-state-legislatures/index.html

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Senate passes, but it still has to pass the hurdle of the Florida House.

The bill now moves to the Florida House. It's not immediately clear when the House will take up the measure.

Tell me how strong #MSDstrong is? They're getting movement, so pressure mounts on those in the Florida House of Representatives.

[kimbutgar]

1. And will rick Scott sign it knowing he is running for the Senate?

[bearsfootball516]

4. Probably, if it gets to him.

He’s been pretty vocal about increased gun control measures since the shooting. I think he sees the writing in the wall and knows if he wants to win a senate seat, this could haunt him if he doesn’t push for change.

[kacekwl]

2. I don't believe it will go anywhere , sadly.

Where is congress and president numnuts legislation ?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. It'll probably die in the House

[They_Live]

5. To compensate,

Florida is lowering the drinking age to 10 and legalizing PCP.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Isn't that nice of them to honor the students and victims

by naming the bill for them. Now let's see if they pass the thing! That would be the proof that they actually intend to do something about gun control.

[Crash2Parties]

7. Since 1982 only two mass shooters have been under 21

So really the whole "not going to sell to under 21" is a bit of misdirection so they don't have actually solve the problem.

[link:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/]

[angrychair]

8. Its feel good nonsense

As far as I can tell, this kid was the first under 21 legal purchase of a weapon used in a mass shooting.

We need to ban assault weapons, certain ammunition and attachments like extended clips, bump stocks and cranks.

Background checks? Background checks in private and gun show sales are useless unless it’s coupled with registration and annual or semi-annual recertification of that background check and proof of possession of the registered firearm.

Limit all existing weapons to those for hunting and target shooting only.

It’s worked in over a dozen countries that have had these strict restrictions in place for decades without issue.