On February 21 , 2018 , eight days after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting killed 17 people , the surviving students rallied for stricter gun control policies in Tallahassee , Florida , the state 's capital and then again asked for the same gun restrictions at a CNN Town Hall later that day . The events led to students across the nation showing their solidarity by walking out of their individual high schools and marching with the survivors . A House Committee vote approved the bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 years old as the minimum age to buy and own a rifle in the state of Florida . As well as , creating a three-day waiting period for all gun purchases . The same bill proposed creating a program which allows teachers who have successfully completed law enforcement training and are deputized by the local county sheriff to carry weapons that are concealed within the classroom , if approved by the school district
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Public opinion on gun control in the United States