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Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas Gun Bill (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas Gun Bill Scott signed the bill Friday, The law is known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act and increases restrictions on gun control, but also allows for some teachers to be armed. The law also:
• Raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21
• Extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns • Bans bump stocks The $400 million bill marks Scott’s break with the National Rifle Association, which opposes raising age limits to buy weapons or imposing new waiting periods.

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