A new bill filed for Florida’s 2026 legislative session is reigniting debate over gun laws in the state.

If passed, House Bill 133 would lower the minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 21 to 18, reversing a major part of the law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island, would undo one of the most sweeping gun reforms in recent state history.

After the Parkland shooting, which killed 17 students and staff, Florida raised the minimum age to purchase long guns to 21.

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Currently, 18- to 20-year-olds in Florida can receive firearms as gifts, but cannot buy them directly from licensed d

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