Its a step forward, but if its still easier to obtain a rifle in Florida than a handgun something definitely is wrong with the lax-ness of buying guns. The fact that now the NRA is going after the state's decision on rising the age of gun ownership to 21 shows just how much influence the NRA has in lobbying the government. Many other large companies do these lawsuits against state lawmakers to threaten reforms. They will continue to have immense power over congress by "buying" congressmen, until citizens united is repealed (another big issue, but related).

This may be a controversial view point, and I welcome other opinions, but I can’t understand how the NRA can argue raising the age to 21 is bad thing, especially since mental illness is on the rise and only going to get worse...and now they are suing Florida because Scott took a stance against them! For those that argue that 18 year olds are allowed to fight in the military and therefore should also be allowed to own a weapon, I think the age to sign up should also be raised to 21 thereby taking the option of signing up straight out of high school with zero experience of real life. 18 is too young, especially in today’s society. Times have changed. Some of those kids leave the military at some point and find it difficult to function and adjust because they have had zero civilian point of reference in the ‘real world’ and have been conditioned at such a young age.