FL State Senator Wants Assault Weapon Restrictions For Those Under 25
By Tom Knighton
Right now, things are kind of insane in the gun-rights world. We have presidential candidates lining up and admitting that they are, indeed, coming for our guns. We’ve got a Republican president who appears inclined to support at least some gun control measures and is expected to announce such a thing later this week.
It’s a crazy world.
In fact, it’s so crazy a Florida Republican is proposing restricting AR-15 and similar weapons to just people over the age of 25.
Republican state Sen. David Simmons wants new restrictions on anyone under age 25 from buying or owning an assault weapon in Florida, a stance welcomed by Democrats but something the state GOP chair said had “zero chance” of passing.
Simmons, R-Sanford, who chairs the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, announced his proposal Wednesday at an Orange County League of Women Voters event in Orlando.
He told the audience he would introduce the measure for the next legislative session that begins in January, which will be Simmons’ last as a term-limited senator.
The proposal as drafted would bar some individuals under age 25 from purchasing, possessing or selling assault weapons, which Simmons defined as firearms with a fixed or detachable magazine capacity of …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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