The mother of a 5-year- old was arrested after a staff member at a Florida school discovered a gun in the pre‑K student’s backpack on Monday morning, prompting a swift response from school resource deputies, officials said.

The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns.

Officials say a Cocoa High School student was taken into police custody after a handgun was found with the help of a metal detector.

New Smyrna Beach police say a 16-year-old boy was arrested on Independence Day after being found in possession of a gun reported lost out of Orange County.

Payment processor Visa Inc. says it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops.

Police say a 3-year-old Florida boy is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the shoulder with a gun.

At least one person was killed and many others were shot at a Father’s Day event in Wildwood.

A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday.

ORLANDO, Fla. For the fifth time in a week, TSA agents at Orlando International Airport found a gun at a security checkpoint, according to authorities. The most recent case happened Wednesday, officials said. Investigators said they stopped Andrew Harfield, of Kissimmee, after a screener noticed a gun in his bag as it went through an X-ray machine. Agents said they also found about 40 bullets inside the bag. No other details have been released.

Pritchett said she encourages people to get concealed weapons permits and carry their weapons and believes 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds should have complete adult rights.But Pritchett said she has qualms about having open-carry in Florida. As of June 30, there were 2.12 million holders of Florida concealed weapon/firearm licenses, according to the states Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Licensing. Most states already allow open carry of firearms, according to data compiled by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. During Tuesday's County Commission discussion, Lober referenced Ivey's assertions that good people with guns are important to counteract bad people with guns. I fully support this measure to allow all citizens with valid concealed weapons licenses to openly carry their firearms in conformity with the Second Amendment of the Constitution, Edmond said.

PORT RICHEY, Fla. A white woman was shot dead Saturday after firing at Florida sheriff deputies, authorities said. The Pasco County Sheriffs Office said on a series of Twitter posts that the woman fled during an investigation in Port Richey, Florida. The office said that the woman fired a shot at the deputies, who then shot at her, striking her once. Officials say the woman was pronounced death at the scene after being treated by emergency personnel. The sheriffs office did not release the name of the woman or the deputies.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A man and a woman were found dead at the end of a standoff that began when deputies attempted to serve an out-of-state warrant, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, they went to a residence on Picciola Road at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to serve an out-of-state felony warrant. “After numerous announcements on the PA system, the door of the residence was breached with the bomb squad robot,” officials said. Deputies said they were trying to arrest Randall Hopkins on charges of violation of probation, grand larceny, felony trespassing and felony fraud. No shots were fired by deputies during the standoff.