For approximately 15 minutes, the Florida state Senate appeared to back a new measure that would have prohibited the sale of AR-15s for two years. Then Republicans overturned it. In a rare Saturday morning session, the state lawmakers considered a short-term ban on the assault-style rifle used to slaughter 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month. Just two Republicans, state Sens. In his argument against the amendment, state Sen. David Simmons (R) compared not selling AR-15s to Adolf Hitler taking guns away from German citizens.

Source: Huffington Post March 04, 2018 01:30 UTC