On March 7, the Florida legislature passed a gun control bill in a
bipartisan 67-50 vote, banning bump-stocks and imposing a 3-day waiting
period on long-gun purchases and raising the minimum age for their
purchase to 21; the legislation is a mixed bag as it also includes
millions to arm and train school employees.
Despite this sop to gunhumpers, the NRA ardently opposed the
legislation, which would normally have guaranteed that it would die.
Instead, student activists from across Florida marched on the
Tallahassee legislature, pouring on pressure for three solid weeks to
see the legislation passed. The bill does not include their key demand: a
ban on assault-style weapons whose primary use is anti-personnel.
Florida governor Rick Scott says he opposes the legislation because of
its provision for arming teachers, but has stopped short of promising to
veto it.
