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NRA challenges Florida's under-21 rifle ban following ruling in California

By News Service of Florida

May 19, 2022

Pointing to a ruling in a California case, lawyers for the National Rifle Association this week urged a federal appellate court to strike down a Florida law prohibiting sales of rifles and other long guns to adults under age 21. A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in March heard arguments in the Florida lawsuit, which the NRA filed after the Legislature passed the law in 2018 in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland...

NRA challenges Florida's under-21 rifle ban following ruling in California

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticizes Biden admin for softening stance on Cuba

By News Service of Florida
May 19, 2022
These 11 Florida Republicans voted against an emergency bill to ease the baby formula shortage

By Colin Wolf
May 19, 2022
Former Seminole County tax collector, Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg has sentencing delayed yet again

By Alex Galbraith
May 18, 2022
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill will head to court in February

By News Service of Florida
May 18, 2022
Florida family finds 550-lb alligator swimming in their pool

By Max Steele
May 17, 2022
Judge lifts stay on injunction against Florida's new congressional maps

By Jim Saunders, NSF
May 17, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law barring protests outside of homes

By News Service of Florida
May 17, 2022
Matt Gaetz's support of racist 'Great Replacement' theory resurfaces following Buffalo shooting

By Alex Galbraith
May 16, 2022
Florida voting rights groups hope to rush redistricting case to state Supreme Court

By NSF
May 16, 2022
Gas prices hit another record high

By News Service of Florida
May 13, 2022
Kendrick Lamar's only non-festival Florida stop on 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' tour is in Tampa

By Ray Roa
May 13, 2022
Bill barring protest outside homes in Florida heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk

By News Service of Florida
May 13, 2022
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law expanding minors' ability to have records expunged

By News Service of Florida
May 13, 2022
Lincoln Project calls Ron DeSantis, Matt Gaetz 'crazy' and 'dangerous' in Apple-aping ad

By Alex Galbraith
May 12, 2022
Gas prices hit record high in Florida

By Alex Galbraith
May 12, 2022
The SCOTUS draft opinion reversing Roe quotes a witch trial judge with odious ideas on rape

By Ken Armstrong, ProPublica
May 12, 2022
Florida redistricting map supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked by judge

By News Service of Florida
May 11, 2022
Conservation groups sue EPA over record manatee deaths

By Jim Turner, NSF
May 10, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs off on October gas tax holiday

By News Service of Florida
May 10, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law requiring schools to observe 'Victims of Communism Day'

By Ryan Dailey, NSF and Alex Galbraith
May 9, 2022

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