In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, many have called for a special legislative session in Tallahassee on gun control.
- Gun control activists to march in Tallahassee today
- Sen. Darren Soto to push bill today to close "terror loophole"
- June 12 Pulse nightclub shooting left 49 dead, dozens injured
- Pulse shooting
So far, that has not happened.
Today, activists are planning to march on the state capitol and demand some type of action.
State lawmakers have not had much of an appetite for changing any of the state's gun laws, arguing there is no consensus for changing any of the existing legislation.
However, more arguments are being made now for some action. At the very least, critics say, the so-called "terror loophole" should be closed, citing that If a person is too dangerous to fly, then he or she is also too dangerous to buy a gun.
Protestors on the capitol will ask for a special session today as Sen. Darren Soto, a Democrat from Kissimmee, is scheduled to hold a news conference pushing a state bill on gun control.
Soto, who is running for Congress, has said he hopes his bill will get Republican support.
"It's been narrowly tailored to be something to deal with getting guns out of the hands of terrorists," Soto said. "We believe that's something both parties can get behind."
Some Florida Republicans and speaking out against a call for a special session.
"Some Florida state senators are using these killings to draw attention to themselves and their own campaigns for higher office," said Sen. Don Gaetz, a Republican who represents counties in the Panhandle. "As if calling for a special legislative session would somehow cure madness, wipe away grief or defang ISIS. It does get a politician in the blogs or on the front page for a news cycle or two. But how smarmy."