Florida
For decades, Florida had a reputation for dangerously weak gun laws. In 2018, following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the state passed several strong gun laws. The Florida laws include an Extreme Risk process to allow for the temporary removal of guns from people who pose a danger and two measures tightening the gun purchasing process—one raising the minimum age to buy guns and another eliminating the Charleston Loophole.
Since the actions taken after the school shooting, legislators have actively worked to weaken Florida’s gun laws and even repealed the requirement that a person obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm in public.
If Florida had the gun death rate of our National Leaders—the 10 states with the strongest gun safety laws—we could save 19,009 lives in the next decade.1Everytown Research analysis of CDC WONDER state gun death rates and Everytown Gun Law Rankings 2026. Based on projected gun deaths, 2026–2035.
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#23 in the country in Everytown’s Gun Law Rankings
Down from #21 last year
During the height of the pandemic, the Moms Demand Action local group in Jacksonville, Florida, was trying to get creative in how to tell their community about Be SMART. In-person gatherings were on pause, and so were their usual forms of outreach. The group was doing Zoom presentations to local…Continue
