Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said during a June 1 interview that he supports states’ rights to bar “irresponsible 18-year-olds” from purchasing firearms, but he won’t support any federal restrictions.
As the governor of Florida in the wake of the Parkland High School shooting in 2018, Scott signed a bill from the GOP-controlled state Legislature raising the minimum age to buy guns from 18 to 21, though 18-year-olds were still permitted to possess firearms.
