A Florida House bill that would lower the minimum age to buy a firearm from 21 to 18 is moving forward again after clearing its first committee stop on Tuesday, setting the stage for another round of debate in a fight that has resurfaced for several years.

The proposal (HB 133), sponsored by Rep. Tyler Sirois (R-Brevard County), passed the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee after a discussion between lawmakers. The bill has cleared the House multiple times in recent years but has repeatedly stalled in the Senate.

Florida raised the gun-buying age to 21 in 2018 as part of a sweeping school safety bill following the Parkland shooting, which killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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