/tags/firearms firearms en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-17/uthmeier-now-says-its-unconstitutional-to-ban-nondangerous-felons-from-possessing-firearms Under Florida law, convicted felons are banned from possessing firearms, but Attorney General James Uthmeier is now contending that the law is unconstitutional when it relates to convicted felons who are considered “nondangerous” and have not committed a violent crime. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-17/uthmeier-now-says-its-unconstitutional-to-ban-nondangerous-felons-from-possessing-firearms Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2025-12-03/florida-house-committee-votes-to-lower-firearm-purchase-age-back-to-18-for-4th-year-in-row lorida’s House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to pass for a full floor vote a bill that would lower the age to 18 to purchase firearms, including assault-style rifles. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:15:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-03/florida-house-committee-votes-to-lower-firearm-purchase-age-back-to-18-for-4th-year-in-row Kaitlyn McCormack | Fresh Take Florida /government-politics/2025-11-19/age-limit-to-buy-guns-in-florida A proposal that would lower the minimum age requirement to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 won approval in its first committee stop in the Florida House on Tuesday. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:40:55 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-19/age-limit-to-buy-guns-in-florida Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2025-10-13/florida-lawmaker-proposes-once-again-to-reduce-age-to-buy-firearms-in-florida A Florida House Republican has again filed legislation that would reduce the minimum to buy a firearm in the state from 21 to 18 years of age. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-13/florida-lawmaker-proposes-once-again-to-reduce-age-to-buy-firearms-in-florida Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /education/2025-04-24/firearm-related-deaths-college-age-people-data Accidental deaths ranked No. 1 for people ages 18 to 25 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firearms were the "leading mechanism." Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:30:00 GMT /education/2025-04-24/firearm-related-deaths-college-age-people-data Loreben Tuquero | PolitiFact /2021-09-27/fbi-data-shows-an-unprecedented-spike-in-murders-nationwide-in-2020 The number of murders in the U.S. rose nearly 30% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to FBI statistics. It is the largest single-year increase since the record-keeping began. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:10:12 GMT /2021-09-27/fbi-data-shows-an-unprecedented-spike-in-murders-nationwide-in-2020 Ryan Lucas /news/2021-04-08/biden-to-announce-actions-on-firearms-tap-gun-safety-advocate-to-lead-atf The moves come after recent high-profile mass shootings put added pressure on the president to act on gun violence. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:04:27 GMT /news/2021-04-08/biden-to-announce-actions-on-firearms-tap-gun-safety-advocate-to-lead-atf Tamara Keith, Brian Naylor, Deirdre Walsh /news/2020-04-02/background-checks-reflecting-gun-sales-break-new-records-in-florida-nationally Background checks for new gun purchases in Florida during March – when the coronavirus pandemic worsened dramatically – surged to set records, according… Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:06:33 GMT /news/2020-04-02/background-checks-reflecting-gun-sales-break-new-records-in-florida-nationally Angela DiMichele / Fresh Take Florida /2020-01-16/tsa-says-it-seized-a-record-number-of-firearms-at-u-s-airports-last-year The Transportation Security Administration said 87% of the guns taken at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019 were loaded. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International had the most firearms confiscated: 323. Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:09:20 GMT /2020-01-16/tsa-says-it-seized-a-record-number-of-firearms-at-u-s-airports-last-year Brakkton Booker /2018-12-04/floridas-new-ag-commissioner-to-revamp-firearm-permit-program Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services-elect, Nikki Fried , doesn’t actually take office until January, but says she’s already begun... Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:48:15 GMT /2018-12-04/floridas-new-ag-commissioner-to-revamp-firearm-permit-program John Davis