The tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine is reinvigorating the debate over gun laws.
Here in Florida multiple bills related to firearms have been filed for the upcoming legislative session.
They include background checks for ammo purchases, strengthening safe storage laws, limiting where guns can be carried in public and repealing the state’s stand your ground law.Democratic State Representative Anna Eskamani has also filed a bill banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
On the other side of the aisle, Republican State Representative Dr. Joel Rudman filed a bill expediting the mandatory waiting period to purchase a gun.
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