FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The minimum age of a person to buy a rifle and other long guns in Florida could be lowered from age 21 to age 18, reversing legislation enacted after Parkland’s school shooting.
Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, who filed the bill, said the current law is “an infringement” on young people ages 18 to 20. “An 18-year-old can serve in the military,” he argued.
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Florida Legislature, voted 12-5 on Monday afternoon in Tallahassee in favor of the new legislation.
