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The Scoop: Wed. March 26, 2025, Florida and Tampa Bay headlines by WMNF

Round up of WMNF news headlines including private data request probe, term limit proposal, DEI policies, DOGE, and parks reopening.
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An appeals court upholds Florida’s gun age law

By Dara Kam ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,” a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida...
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The NRA says a court ruling aids its challenge to a Florida gun law

The National Rifle Association says a new court ruling boosts its challenge to a Florida's age limit on buying rifles & shotguns.
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A bill would repeal Florida’s gun age law

A Republican state senator proposed repealing a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.
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A bill in the state House would allow the open carry of firearms in Florida

Floridians can carry concealed weapons, but so far lawmakers have stopped short of allowing people to openly carry firearms.
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Florida Sen. President Ben Albritton opposes open carry

Floridians can carry concealed weapons, but lawmakers have stopped short of allowing openly carrying firearms.
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An appeals court weighs a Florida gun law

A federal appeals court is considering the constitutionality of a Florida law that bars people under age 21 from buying long guns and rifles.

Prosecutors want a lawsuit thrown out that targets a Florida law forbidding the open carry of firearms

While Florida allows people to carry concealed firearms, it does not allow openly carrying guns.
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Feds fire back against Florida’s gun sales lawsuit

The Biden administration this week urged a U.S. district judge to toss out a Florida lawsuit challenging a new federal rule
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A lawsuit challenges Florida’s ban on the open carry of guns

Second Amendment advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying firearms.
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Feds want a judge to throw out Florida’s lawsuit over gun background checks

The Biden administration urged a judge to toss out a Florida challenge of a new federal rule that requires background checks on gun buyers.
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A court ruling refuels the legal fight over gun ownership and medical marijuana

Lawyers are tangling over how the decision should apply to federal prohibitions on medical marijuana patients buying and possessing guns.
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