Florida Governor Proposes Raise for Age Limit for Purchasing Firearms On Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a plan to raise the age to purchase a firearm to 21. He also wants to ban bump stocks, which increase the firing rate of semi-automatic weapons, and ban mentally-ill individuals from purchasing firearms. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (Time) The decision comes after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL on Feb. 14, in which 17 people were fatally shot by former student, Nikolas Cruz. Scott plans to implement these measures in the next two weeks. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (Time)