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Florida gun owners may soon be able to carry concealed weapons without a license as the permitless carry bill moves one step closer to the governor’s desk after passing in the House.

A new bill passed by the Florida House could eliminate concealed carry permits in the Sunshine State.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases.

Police in Palm Beach County arrested a student Monday after a loaded gun was found at a high school.

A report from the ATF shows during 2017-21, more than one million guns were stolen and used in crimes in the country. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Parents of the Parkland victims weighed in on a proposal to eliminate concealed weapons permits in Florida. NBC 6’s Niko Clemmons reports

A newly proposed bill could eliminate concealed carry permits in Florida. Here’s what you need to know about the bill supporters are calling “constitutional carry”

NBC 6’s Victor Jorges has more on what this would mean and reaction from both supporters and critics are reacting.

Police discovered a cache of weapons in a hospital closet, and the man facing charges for it is the hospital marketing director. Anjali Hemphill reports.

Police responding to a bomb threat at a New Jersey hospital discovered a massive weapons cache hidden inside an employee’s unlocked closet that contained more than three dozen firearms, according to police.

Florida will begin adding gun storage safety tips when it mails concealed weapons licenses to its residents. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced the initiative at a news conference Wednesday. It will encourage people to keep their guns locked, unloaded and stored in a separate place than ammunition, among other tips. Fried says the goal is to prevent accidental shootings and...

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports on how some people in the South Florida community say that the latest bipartisan gun legislation doesn’t impact everyday street crime

The gun safety legislation makes changes to background checks for young gun buyers and increases funding for mental health programs.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that he is “comfortable” with the contours of a bipartisan deal on gun legislation and will back it if the measure “ends up reflecting what the framework indicates.”  “I’m comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I’ll be supporting” it, McConnell said. The powerful Republican’s...

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said stringent gun regulations would not prevent crimes like the May 24 shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Did Sen. Marco Rubio mislead about how mass shooters are getting their guns? NBC 6’s Phil Prazan works with PolitiFact

A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard has the latest on a student accused of bringing a loaded gun to Miami Palmetto Senior High School

Daniel Defense, a Georgia gun manufacturer, will not attend the National Rifle Association convention in Texas because of the mass shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde.

Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they also have become increasingly scarce in most states.