Florida Lawmakers Pass School Safety Bill
The Florida House passed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which includes several gun control measures.
The bill includes the following measures:
- Raise the age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18;
- Require a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases, with some exceptions;
- Ban the sale or possession of bump fire stocks, which allow a semiautomatic weapon to fire more like an automatic weapon;
- Give law enforcement more authority to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit or otherwise a threat;
- Provide additional funding for armed school resource officers and mental health services.
The bill now goes to Gov. Rick Scott.
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