Florida lawmakers propose ban on bump stocks, ‘assault weapons’ and more

By Chris Eger

State Sen. Linda Stewart and other Democrats in the legislature are backing a number of proposals to increase gun regulations on Floridians. (Photo: Florida Politics)
Democrats in the Florida legislature have introduced several measures in recent days aimed at ramping up gun control in the state.
The bills proposed would prohibit the sale or transfer of an “assault weapon,” bump stocks, or “large-capacity magazines” as well as establish protection orders to remove guns from those though at-risk and require mental health checks for concealed carry permit applicants. Those backing the measures say the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 59 dead is a call to action.
“We have a responsibility to act. There is no legitimate reason whatsoever to own these weapons of mass murder,” said state Sen. Linda Stewart, an Orlando area Democrat. “We’re not taking anybody’s guns away and we’re not infringing on anybody’s right to hunt or to protect themselves. We need to start getting control of the things we can by enacting commonsense laws to help prevent what happened at Las Vegas Strip and at Pulse nightclub from being repeated.”
Stewart is backing two measures, SB 196 which would ban most semi-automatic firearms with a fixed or detachable

Source: Guns.com