佛州議會通過新槍控法

U.S. lawmakers in the state of Florida passed new gun control legislation weeks after the massacre at a local high school and despite lobbying efforts by the National Rifle Association.

The bill bans bump stocks, increases the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21 with the exception of law enforcement and the military. The bill also requires a three day waiting period for all gun sales.

Additionally, the bill creates conditions allowing trained school employees to carry guns on school property.

Following Wednesday's vote, the father of one of the victims at the Parkland high school urged the governor to sign the bill into law.

He said: "I want to thank the governor for his tremendous support and we stand united in asking him to sign this historic bill into law. We thank the House and Senate for voting in favor of protecting our children. But more needs to be done and it's important for the country to unite, in the same way the 17 families united in support of this bill."

The bill's passage came on the same day the accused 19-year-old shooter in Parkland, Florida, was indicted on 17 counts of premeditated murder and another 17 counts of attempted murder.

No date was set for Nikolas Cruz to enter a plea during his court appearance Wednesday. Cruz, who was expelled last year from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, could face the death penalty in the case. But the prosecutor has not announced whether he plans to seek the ultimate penalty.佛羅里達州帕克蘭一所高中發生的校園槍擊案後，儘管全國步槍協會大力遊說,佛州的州議會星期三還是通過了新的槍支管制法案。

法案禁止讓半自動槍具有全自動射速的撞火槍托，將購買步槍的年齡從18歲升至21歲，軍警例外。法案還要求購買任何槍支都要有三天的等候期。

另外，法案還設立了允許培訓學校員工在校持槍的相關條件。

星期三的表決之後，在帕克蘭高中槍擊案中失去女兒的安德魯·普羅科父親敦促州長簽署這項法案。

他說：“我感謝州長對此巨大的支持，我們團結一道，呼籲州長簽署這項歷史性的議案，使之成爲法律。我們感謝州議會參衆兩院投票贊成保護孩子，但是還有更多事情要做，團結對美國很重要，就像我們這17個家庭團結一道支持這項議案一樣。”

該法案通過的同一天，佛羅里達高中19歲的槍擊案嫌疑人被正式起訴犯有17起預謀殺人罪，以及另外17起殺人未遂罪。

尼古拉斯·克魯茲星期三出庭，但是法官沒有給他設定在哪一天要向法庭作出是否認罪的決定。克魯茲去年被帕克蘭的瑪喬麗·斯通曼·道格拉斯高中開除。他可能在本案中面臨死刑，但是檢察官還沒有宣佈是否要尋求動用這一極刑。