Red Flag Law

The March For Our Lives protest in Parkland, Florida, on March 24, 2018.

Florida Lawmakers Divided On How To Combat Gun Violence In Latest Debate

Associated Press

In a state with a painful history of gun violence, Florida lawmakers swiftly condemned shootings that claimed 31 lives earlier this summer in Texas and...

Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the first anniversary of the school shooting on Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. The state passed its red flag law in 2018 after the shootings at the high school.

NPR Health

Florida Could Serve As Example For Lawmakers Considering Red Flag Laws

Greg Allen

Florida adopted a red flag law last year after the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since then, courts there have approved about 2,500 risk protection orders.

Health News Florida

Trump Calls On States To Establish 'Red Flag' Laws. Florida's Used Its Version Nearly 1,700 Times

Lynn Hatter

Following mass shootings in Ohio and Texas President Donald Trump is calling on states to adopt laws temporarily preventing someone from accessing a gun...

Health News Florida

Florida's 'Red Flag' Law Being Used As Example For Nationwide Gun Control

Alejandra Martinez

Could Florida have something to teach the country about gun control? Federal lawmakers are considering a law that would encourage states to implement...