The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would lower the legal age to purchase a firearm from 21 to 18.
NRA-ILA report The bill, HB 1223, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 76-35.
In Florida, it was legal for 18-year-olds to purchase long guns until shortly after the Parkland High School shooting on February 14, 2018. In response to the attack, Congress raised the minimum purchase age to 21.
The NRA filed a lawsuit alleging that Florida’s increase in the legal purchasing age violates the rights of 18- to 20-year-olds.
HB 1223 is designed to restore the legal age of purchase to 18 years old.
fox 13 I got it. State Representative Robin Bartleman (D) criticized the passage of HB 1223, saying, We told Floridians we were going to protect them. ”
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and also writes Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment for Breitbart News. He is also a writer and curator. He is a political analyst for Armed American Radio and a professional staff member for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and completed his Ph.D. Military history focusing on the Vietnam War (Brown Navy), the U.S. Navy since its inception, the Civil War, and early modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. To get Down Range, you can sign up at breitbart.com/downrange. Please contact us directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
