Live stream: Florida Senate considers landmark gun legislation
The Florida Senate on Monday will consider landmark guns legislation that would create a program for arming teachers, raise the minimum age for buying a rifle to 21 and pour millions of dollars into mental health programs.
An amendment backed by Democrats to include a ban on assault weapons did not make the bill. Also rejected was an amendment to allow police to seize weapons from someone under a domestic violence injunction.
The proposed legislation drew the ire of some survivors-turned-advocates from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, scene of the Feb. 14 shooting rampage that continues to reverberate across the nation.