Florida House Republicans back a proposal that would repeal part of a law that prevents people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns.

Gun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,

The Florida House panel has approved a proposal that would repeal a 2018 law preventing people under the age of 21 from buying rifles and shotguns in Florida.