National Rifle Association attempts to block state from raising rifle-buying age, saying it violates second amendmentNRA sues Florida over new gun law in wake of Stoneman Douglas shootingThe National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation on Friday, just hours after Florida’s governor Rick Scott signed it into law. It also creates a so-called “guardian” program that enables teachers and other school employees to carry handguns. The new measures come in the wake of the 14 February shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead. The 19-year-old gunman used a legally purchased assault rifle to attack the school, which had expelled him. The bill is not what many of the survivors of the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, wanted, which was a blanket ban on assault weapons for the general public.

Source: The Guardian March 09, 2018 21:23 UTC