New Florida law used to deny guns to brother of Parkland high school shooter

Published March 21, 2018 12:21pm ET



Florida authorities are using a new state law to ban Nikolas Cruz’s younger brother from owning a gun, after he was found on the grounds of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office filed a “red flag” risk protection order on Tuesday that would allow law enforcement to temporarily take Zachary Cruz’s firearms away and prevent him from getting new ones, if the order is granted by a court, CNN reported.

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