Eagle_Eye
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"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law sweeping changes to school safety and gun access Friday — a measure crafted in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
And almost immediately, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block some of it from taking effect.
The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, which the NRA claims violates the Second Amendment.
The law also extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks that allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. And it allows some school staffers to be armed.
The bill balances "our individual rights with need for public safety," Scott said. "It's an example to the entire country that government can, and has, moved fast."
The changes were made in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at the Parkland school that left 17 people dead and 17 injured. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had previously exhibited mental health issues, used a legally purchased semiautomatic rifle in the attack.
Families of the victims watched as Scott signed the measure into law. Andrew Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter, Meadow, was among the 14 students killed, said he and other parents plan "on moving forward and hitting every other state to make sure they follow the lead of Florida.""
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f...es-suit/ar-BBK4hxd?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
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And almost immediately, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block some of it from taking effect.
The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, which the NRA claims violates the Second Amendment.
The law also extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns and bans bump stocks that allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. And it allows some school staffers to be armed.
The bill balances "our individual rights with need for public safety," Scott said. "It's an example to the entire country that government can, and has, moved fast."
The changes were made in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at the Parkland school that left 17 people dead and 17 injured. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had previously exhibited mental health issues, used a legally purchased semiautomatic rifle in the attack.
Families of the victims watched as Scott signed the measure into law. Andrew Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter, Meadow, was among the 14 students killed, said he and other parents plan "on moving forward and hitting every other state to make sure they follow the lead of Florida.""
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/f...es-suit/ar-BBK4hxd?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp
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