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Florida bill would establish stricter penalties for children carrying guns

Florida’s new bill would create harsher penalties for children caught with gun possession, and the state Legislature is scheduled to debate the proposal this week. House Bill 1181, the Juvenile Justice Act, would make first-time illegal possession of a firearm by a minor a first-degree felony instead of a first-degree misdemeanor and extend the time […]

Czech lower house advances stricter gun law to Senate

The Czech Republic's lower house of parliament has approved an amendment to the country's gun control law that would tighten requirements for carrying weapons. The decision comes more than a month after a gunman killed 14 people and injured many others in downtown Prague. The amendment now has to be approved by the Senate and, […]