Ban Assault Weapons NOW

Gun safety advocates are backing legislation they say would make mass shootings less deadly. The groups want lawmakers to ban the sale of assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines.

A proposed assault weapons ban was shot down by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday. In a 4-1 decision, the court agreed the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment could mislead voters about how the ban would work.

AR-15 style rifles were used in many recent, high profile mass shootings. The gunmen at the Vegas Harvest music festival shooting, the Sandy Hook school…

A proposed assault weapons ban would prohibit all semi-automatic shotguns and rifles that are capable of holding more than 10 rounds. State economists say…

The state could see a $30 million drop in sales tax revenue if an amendment banning assault weapons in Florida is passed. The Financial Impact Estimating…

Earlier this month the state’s financial impact estimating group struggled to define certain portions of a proposed constitutional amendment that would…

What sounds really simple is turning out to be a lot more complicated than perhaps sponsors of an assault weapon ban thought. State estimators are…

As a response to the Parkland shooting which left 17 dead, Ban Assault Weapons Now is pushing to get assault weapons banned in the state. Monday, they…

A petition aimed at banning assault weapons has earned a constitutional review by the Florida Supreme Court. Ban Assault Weapons Now, an organizations led…

The organization behind a petition drive to put an assault rifle ban on the 2020 ballot announced its steering committee Monday. Ban Assault Weapons NOW…