Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pushes the vast majority of Republicans in Florida to abolish various gun controls enacted on February 14, 2018, and fire Parkland, including the state's Red Flag Act.
On February 1, 2025, Breitbart News said DeSantis was urging state GOP lawmakers to pass legislation to allow handguns to be released in Florida.
He still urges lawmakers to take up open carry, but has since called for the abolition of the numerous existing controls enacted in 2018. Tallahassee Democrats It was pointed out Certain gun regulations that Desantis hopes to be removed include an increase in the minimum purchase age requirement for Long Guns and Red Flag Law.
DeSantis believes that the state's Republican supermajority has not achieved what it should have achieved, as it is linked to protecting the broader exercise of the state's Second Amendment Rights.
Flashback – DeSantis expresses his anger: “Parkland Killer…worth the death penalty”
He says, “Even though we say we are free, we can tell you, “Oh, we're this conservative Republican fortress, 'We're definitely behind that issue.' ”
Florida politics Quote DeSantis said, “The Free State of Florida is not precisely guided to the protection of the Second Amendment Rights. We need to be a strong Second Amendment State.”
House Democrat leader Fentris Driskel responded to DeSantis' push by protecting gun control, saying, “It appears that they're breaking their promises to Parkland's parents and students. (The change) is terrible for our law enforcement. We want to keep them safe because they're at work. I was very troubled by his comments.”
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