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Supporters argue the change aligns gun rights with other rights granted at age 18, such as voting and military service.

Opponents, including Parkland survivors and gun safety advocates, warn the measure could increase gun violence.

Despite passing the House committee, the bill faces an uncertain future as it currently lacks a Senate companion.

A Florida House panel voted to repeal the minimum age requirement to purchase a rifle that was imposed after a 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17.

The Criminal Justice subcommittee debated Nov. 18 and took public testimony for nearly an hour before voting 11–4 along party lines to advance the bill ( HB 133 ) by House Majority Leader Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island.

But the bill

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