Overview
- The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 11–5 along party lines to advance HB 133, which would drop the long-gun purchase age from 21 to 18.
- Sponsored by Rep. Tyler Sirois, the bill next goes to the House Judiciary Committee before any potential floor vote in the 2026 session.
- No Senate companion has been filed and past House-approved versions stalled as Senate Rules Chair Kathleen Passidomo signaled opposition to undoing the 2018 law.
- Florida raised the purchase age to 21 after the Parkland shooting, while federal law already sets 21 as the minimum for handgun purchases.
- The NRA is seeking U.S. Supreme Court review after losing in lower courts, Governor Ron DeSantis supports lowering the age, and Attorney General James Uthmeier has refused to defend the current statute.