NRA SUES Florida Gov. Rick Scott over new gun control law raising the age to buy a rifle or shotgun from 18 to 21

Saturday, March 10, 2018
By Paul Martin

NRA filed federal lawsuit shortly after Florida passed new gun laws on Friday
One provision of the law raised age to buy rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21
The federal age limit to buy handguns from licensed dealers is already 21
New law also authorizes a guardian program to arm certain school employees
Also provides funding for school Crime Stoppers and mental health programs

By KEITH GRIFFITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
9 March 2018

The National Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Rick Scott, arguing that a newly signed law raising the age to buy long guns to 21 is unconstitutional.

The gun owners’ rights group filed the federal lawsuit just hours after Scott signed the bill in Tallahassee on Friday, which also included new school safety and mental health measures.

The new measures come in the wake of the February 14 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

Federal law already limits the purchase of handguns from licensed dealers to those over the age of 21. The new state law raises the age for purchasing rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21, and expands a three-day waiting period to buy handguns to apply to long guns as well.

Lawyers for the NRA want a federal judge to block the new age restriction from taking effect, saying it violates the Second Amendment.

Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, says the bill ‘punishes law-abiding gun owners for the criminal acts of a deranged individual.’

‘Swift action is needed to prevent young adults in Florida from being treated as second-class citizens when it comes to the right to keep and bear arms,’ Cox said in a statement.

‘We are confident that the courts will vindicate our view that Florida’s ban is a blatant violation of the Second Amendment.’

Among the compromise bill’s other provisions are a ban on ‘bump stocks’ that modify semi-automatic rifles to fire at a high rate, new funding for school mental health programs, and a school guardian program that would arm some school employees.

Full-time classroom teachers are exempt from participating in the guardian program unless they are JROTC instructors, current military service members, or current or former law enforcement officers.

Announcing the bill, Gov. Scott said: ‘Today should serve as an example to the entire country that government can and must move fast.’

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