TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new bill filed this week aims to reduce the minimum age at which Florida residents can buy a firearm.
The bill — House Bill 133 — was filed by state Rep. Tyler Sirois (R-31) on Wednesday, and it aims to decrease the age restrictions originally implemented in 2018.
Those restrictions set the minimum gun-buying age at 21 years old in the wake of the Parkland school shooting earlier that same year.
Since then, the restriction has been challenged by groups like the NRA, which argued in a 2019 lawsuit that the measure violated residents’ Second Amendment rights.
But if Sirois gets his way with HB 133, the age limit will once again be lowered back to 18 years old, allowing more adults in the state to buy or receive firearms.
However, this isn’t Sirois’ first stab at getting this proposal passed by lawmakers.
He filed a similar bill last year, which actually managed to garner plenty of support in the House. But when it was sent to the Senate, it was withdrawn from consideration and ultimately died in committee.
Regardless, if HB 133 is approved by Legislators and signed into law during next year’s session, the changes are slated to take effect on July 1, 2026.