Two months after the Apalachee High School shootings a state Senate gun safety study committee is releasing its proposed recommendations.
But not everyone on that committee approves.
One proposal from the Democratic chair of that study committee is calling for a 10-day wait period to buy assault rifles. One Republican on the committee said that’s not something he can support.
In the wake of the shootings, the committee wanted to look at ways to keep children away from unsecured weapons.
But the Democratic chair, state Sen. Emanuel Jones, wanted more and at Thursday’s final meeting, he released a comprehensive list of proposed recommendations including:
- A statewide alert protocol to warn schools of potentially dangerous students.
- A better way to address student mental health.
- The creation of child access prevention laws.
- Creating insurance policy benefits for safe storage devices.
- Creating a statewide director’s position to oversee all this.
- And most controversial — create a 10-day waiting period to buy assault rifles.