Desantis Wants To Reverse Florida Gun Laws Passed After Parkland Shooting

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to roll back key provisions of Florida's gun laws, including reversing red flag laws and lowering the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18.

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Speaking during his State of the State address , DeSantis said, "Look back in instances where legislation may have been passed in recent years."

The proposed changes would undo parts of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act, a landmark law enacted in March 2018 after the Parkland school massacre.

The law, passed by a deeply conservative legislature and signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott, included gun restrictions and red flag laws that have been used 15,000 times to temporarily remove weapons from individuals deemed an immediate danger.