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| NRA files lawsuit over Florida’s ‘unconstitutional’ gun law | NRA files lawsuit over Florida’s ‘unconstitutional’ gun law |
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| The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block restrictions introduced by the newly-signed Florida gun control legislation, claiming it violates the Second Amendment. | The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block restrictions introduced by the newly-signed Florida gun control legislation, claiming it violates the Second Amendment. |
| "We filed a lawsuit against the state for violating the constitutional rights of 18 to 21 year olds," said former NRA president and lobbyist Marion Hammer, as cited by USA Today. The lawsuit argues that the new legislation violates fundamental second amendment rights. | |
| "This blanket ban violates the fundamental rights of thousands of responsible, law-abiding Florida citizens and is thus invalid under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments," it states. | |
| The National Rifle Association lashed out at Florida legislators after governor Rick Scott signed the controversial bill which, in particular, raised the minimum age for gun purchases from 18 to 21. | |
| “I’m sure there are NRA members that agree with this bill, some that don’t agree with this bill,” Scott said, while signing the bill on Friday afternoon. “I’m an NRA member, and I was an NRA member when I became governor. I’m going to be an NRA member when I’m not governor.” | |
| The legislation was introduced following the tragic February 14 school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 14 students and three faculty dead. It requires an extended three-day waiting period for handgun purchases, including long guns, and it bans bump stocks, which convert semi-automatic firearms into automatic ones. | |
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