MIAMI: The US state of Florida on Wednesday passed a gun control bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed. The US state of Florida on Wednesday passed a gun control bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed. (File pix)The Republican has not indicated whether he would veto the law, but he has previously expressed opposition to US President Donald Trump’s call to arm teachers. Bringing more guns into school has been a controversial idea, but lawmakers defended the bill. The bill does not ban the sale of the AR-15 assault rifle – the weapon used by Nikolas Cruz – one of activists’ key demands.

Source: New Strait Times March 08, 2018 02:26 UTC