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Florida lawmaker wants gun free zone operators held liable after shootings

by Chris Eger

A new Republican state Senator introduced a bill this week to place civil liability on businesses that ban lawful guns in the event of a patron getting hurt.

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Florida Democrat pushes expanded gun background checks in wake of airport shooting

by Brian Seay

A state senator in Florida is sponsoring a handful of gun control bills, citing last week’s airport shooting as a reason to introduce at least one of the measures.

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Lawmakers: Fort Lauderdale airport shooting shows reason to drop gun free zones

by Chris Eger

In the wake of a deadly airport shooting, two Florida Republicans are standing by their bills to remove airports in the Sunshine State from being listed as mandatory gun free zones.

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Florida campus carry measure clears hurdle

by Chris Eger

A House bill to allow those with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms on the state's public college and university grounds passed an important vote Wednesday.

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Florida campus carry bills advance, open carry proposed

by Chris Eger

A pair of bills to expand gun rights on university property won criminal-justice committee votes last week while legislation to bring open carry to the state was introduced.

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Florida lawmakers renew efforts to expand campus carry

by Chris Eger

A rebooted measure that could see lawful concealed carry on Florida's public colleges and universities was introduced last week.

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