John, I was very upset when I saw this news, and I knew I had to get the word out immediately.
Here’s what’s happening.
After surviving a shooting at my high school in Parkland, my friends and I fought to pass the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. One of its most important provisions raised the minimum age to purchase a firearm in Florida from 18 to 21. It was bipartisan, hard-fought, and grounded in a painful truth.
The shooter who killed 17 of my classmates and teachers could not legally buy a handgun because he was under 21. But he was able to legally purchase an AR-15. That loophole cost lives. Closing it was the reason we raised the age.
Now, Republicans in the Florida legislature are trying to pass HB 133, a bill that would roll back that safeguard and once again allow teenagers to buy the same kind of weapon used in Parkland. This is despite the fact that roughly 80 percent of Floridians oppose lowering the minimum age to buy firearms.
Passing HB 133 would be a betrayal of Parkland survivors and a reckless step backward for student safety across our state.
John, I’m angry. I’m disappointed in my state. But I am not giving up. So today I am asking:
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I’m not going to lie, we are facing some serious setbacks as a movement, especially with Trump in the White House. But we’ve done hard things before, and I trust that – together – we can do them again. So let’s get to work.
Thank you,
David Hogg
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