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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."
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The FSU gunman was 20 years old.
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If the Senate does not take up the bill, this would be the third year in a row that the House has approved such measures with the Senate not passing them.
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USF president Rhea Law cited an "abundance of caution" for the added patrols and encouraged students and employees to take advantage of mental health services offered by the university.
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Florida's attorney general, James Uthmeier, said he disagrees with a federal appeals court's recent decision upholding the age restriction, passed in the wake of a 19-year-old gunman killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018.
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The Republican-controlled House voted to repeal a law preventing people younger than 21 to own a gun. It's unclear whether the Senate will take up the issue.
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Tuesday’s decision temporarily stops the bill from moving forward. The bill, sponsored by Brevard Sen. Randy Fine, failed to get enough “yes” votes after another Republican rejected the idea.
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"And of course, making sure that we’re not under the thumb of overbearing local government declaring an emergency to take away our rights”
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The only open carry bill filed this session was withdrawn.
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The legislation would extend concealed carry rights onto the campuses of state colleges and universities. Guns would be allowed throughout campus, including dorms.
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Years after the shooting at the South Florida high school, where a gunman killed 17 people and injured 17 more, lawmakers are still grappling with how far gun control laws should go to prevent these kinds of tragedies.
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Family members say Major Smith was on the autism spectrum. He found a gun in a car outside a Lakeland home.