
State, federal actions spark campus-wide gun control conversations
A bill proposed for the upcoming March legislative session aims to lower the legal gun-purchasing age from 21 to 18, sparking campus-wide conversations about gun control.In December 2024, Republican State Sen. Randy Fine introduced legislation to the Florida Senate to lower the gun-purchasing age from 21 to 18. If passed this session, the bill would alter the legal age to purchase firearms as outlined in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Act, which passed in 2018 after a mass shoot...