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Florida lawmakers reject assault weapons ban, approve bill allowing teachers to carry guns
By Chris Perez
February 26, 2018 | 7:51pm | Updated
Florida lawmakers shot down an amendment on Monday that would have banned semi-automatic “assault†weapons like the AR-15 used in the Parkland school massacre.
They did, however, agree to raise the legal age for purchasing a firearm to 21 — and approved legislation that would give teachers the right to carry guns in school, NBC-2 reports.
The amendments were introduced as part of a packaged set of bills being offered up following Nikolas Cruz’ alleged shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Florida’s Senate Rules Committee spent more than two hours debating the gun-control issues before eventually casting their votes, according to NBC.
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