The legislation would raise the age requirement for
long gun purchases to 21, require a three day waiting limit, outlaw bump stocks (after - market rapid fire attachments) and allow police to temporarily confiscate firearms owned by the mentally unhinged.
Leaders of the House and Senate want to require a three - day waiting period for taking possession of
long guns purchased in the state, while the governor said he did not support that change.
Rural people are far more likely to own firearms, especially
long guns purchased primarily for hunting and protection from wild animals, than urban people, because it is much cheaper and easier to hunt and fish in rural areas than in urban areas.
Not exact matches
Under federal law,
long guns like the semiautomatic AR -15-style assault rifle used by the Florida gunman can be bought from licensed dealers by people as young as 18, while the minimum age for handgun
purchases is 21.
Protesters are demanding protection from
gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot
long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for
gun purchases.
In 2000, he said he supported a ban on assault weapons and a
longer waiting period to
purchase a
gun, but during his campaign, he has been a vocal proponent of Second Amendment rights and has said he will end
gun - free zones.
A few Republicans have expressed veiled support for some type of age increase for
long -
gun purchases.
The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people
purchasing rifles and other
long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.
«I generally oppose
gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly
longer waiting period to
purchase a
gun,» he wrote in his 2000 book, «The America We Deserve.»
It seems that more and more transfer dealings take place right at the end of the allotted timeframe, with clubs sticking to their
guns for as
long as possible before committing themselves to a sale or
purchase.
As someone who used to own
guns, but who no
longer does, I'm actually very interested to learn what % of Americans have
purchased a
gun at some point in their life, even if they no
longer own one.
After weeks of debate, lawmakers approved a bill that would impose a three - day waiting period for most
purchases of
long guns and raise the minimum age for
purchasing those weapons to 21.
BUYBACK In 1996, Australia initiated a program to
purchase and destroy certain types of
long guns, including semiautomatic weapons.
The bill would ban the sale of rifles and
long guns to youths under age 21, require a three day waiting period for the
purchase of such
guns, ban the sale of bump stocks, and create a voluntary program to train and arm certain school employees.
Permits trained school employees to carry concealed weapons in school, raises the age requirement for
gun purchases from 18 to 21, imposes a three - day waiting period for rifles and other
long guns, allows police to seize weapons from those who pose a danger to themselves and others, and bans the sale of bump stocks.
The new legislation raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns and bans bump stocks that allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
The proposal (SB 7026) would raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 and require a three - day waiting period for people
purchasing rifles and other
long guns, requirements that already apply to buying handguns.
Nevertheless, the bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Gov. Rick Scott passed a law that raised the minimum age to
purchase rifles and other
long guns from 18 to 21.
Commissioner Roberto Martinez, a former federal prosecutor, proposed an amendment that mirrored
gun restrictions imposed by a new Florida law, which raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 and imposed a three - day waiting period to
purchase long guns, such as the one used by Cruz.
The law also extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns, and bans bump stocks that allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
Trump embraced
gun rights during his presidential campaign, though he supported some
gun control before he became a candidate, backing an assault weapons ban and a
longer waiting period to
purchase a
gun in a 2000 book.
The bill raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns and bans bump stocks, which allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
Petty, his voice shaking with emotion, called on lawmakers to follow the lead of Florida, which just passed legislation that raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21; extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns; and bans bump stocks, which allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, who's running for Florida governor as a champion of
gun rights, went on Fox News late Friday night to criticize the law, which raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21; extends a three - day waiting period for handgun
purchases to include
long guns; and bans bump stocks, which allow
guns to mimic fully automatic fire.
It imposes a three - day waiting period on most
long -
gun purchases.