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Florida lawmakers look to revise law on minimum age to purchase firearms

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Some Florida lawmakers want to revise the 2018 law that raised the minimum age to own a gun in the state to 21.

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It also imposed a three-day waiting period for the purchase of long guns.

Then-governor Rick Scott signed the bill after the Parkland school shooting.

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If the new bill is passed, it would cap the waiting period for background checks at three days, even if the screenings are still underway.

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