Appeals court upholds Florida’s gun-buying age law passed

Appeals court backs Florida’s gun-age law passed after mass shooting in Parkland
The law raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21, and the NRA challenged it. Some GOP lawmakers in the Florida House are pushing to repeal the law this spring.
11th Circuit Court Upholds Florida's Minimum Age Law for Gun Purchases Amid Legal and Political Tensions
The 11th Circuit Court upheld Florida's law raising gun purchase age to 21, amidst legal debates and political reactions.
Florida House targets gun age law passed after Parkland shooting
Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.
Florida Law Banning Gun Sales to Young People Gets Upheld (1)
A Florida law banning gun sales to people under 21 is constitutional, a divided Eleventh Circuit said Friday. “The Florida law is consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,” Judge William Pryor said for the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit majority.
Appeals court ruling: Florida law restricting under-21 gun purchases is constitutional
Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,” a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.
U.S. appeals court upholds Florida ban on purchase of long guns by under 21-year-olds
A U.S. appeals court has once again upheld Florida’s 2018 law barring people under age 21 from buying long guns, rejecting a challenge by the National Rifle Association. But Florida’s attorney general says that if the case is appealed to the U.
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A court refuses to halt Florida’s law prohibiting kids from some social media platforms
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Florida bill would create stricter punishment for leading law enforcement on pursuits
A bill filed by a Florida lawmaker to increase penalties for those who lead law enforcement on pursuits is moving forward in ...
Florida's homestead laws: Here's what you need to know when it comes to probate
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"Patterson's Law" would give Florida families the right to a second opinion before being charged
If charged with child abuse or neglect, they'd have the right to prove a medical condition is to blame for a child's injuries ...
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A judge narrows the block on a Florida immigration law
An injunction prohibits Florida from enforcing part of a 2023 law to crack down on immigration should be limited to the ...
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Florida deadly shooting, 'stand your ground' laws spotlighted in new Netflix documentary
A documentary coming to Netflix later this year focuses on the “stand your ground" laws through the lens of an Ocala shooting. The documentary, titled “The Perfect Neighbor," tells the story of Ajike ...
Treasure Coast law enforcement partner with ICE under previously disbanded program
Task Force Model gives local law enforcement officers the power to stop people and ask for their papers during routine police work.