Florida’s red flag law was a tangible response to an overwhelming tragedy — the murders of 17 people, 14 of them students, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Since then, sta… ...

Nearly six years after Florida’s red flag law took effect to help curb gun violence in the state, data shows the number of gun-related deaths is still trending up.

Florida’s red flag law, known formally as risk protection orders, allows courts to temporarily require that someone surrender ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for a reevaluation of the state's gun laws, including the potential repeal of red flag laws and allowing open carry.

In 2018, two years after horrific mass shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando and a high school in Parkland, then-Gov. Rick Scott signed the first gun control measure passed in Florida in 20 ...

DeSantis wants lawmakers to reevaluate Florida's gun laws, pushing for open carry, and a repeal of age restrictions and red flag laws.

In 2019, 14 states, including Florida, had so-called “red flag” laws. Today, 21 and Washington, D.C., have enacted such provisions, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Florida’s “red flag” gun seizure law is considered a model for dealing with mental health risks but Fort Lauderdale shooting shows its holes. Police must give guns back without additional ...

In 2018, Florida passed wide-ranging gun-control legislation, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which included the red-flag law. Advertisement ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was promoting his new book at a Georgia sporting goods store that bills itself as the world’s largest gun store, vowed to act quickly on the legislation. | John ...

A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law passed following the mass school shooting in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21.