Florida House votes down motion to consider bill banning assault rifles

Published February 20, 2018 10:43pm ET



The Florida House of Representatives struck down a motion to consider a bill to ban assault rifles, a defeat that followed last week’s shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

The state House voted down the motion, 36-71.

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