Florida’s package of reforms in 2018 included creating an extreme risk protection law, raising the minimum age to purchase firearms from dealers to 21, requiring a three-day waiting period on purchases from dealers, and closing the Charleston Loophole. In 2023, Florida had the 30th highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 3,108 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every three hours. Sixty-one percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 36% are gun homicides. In Florida, the rate of gun deaths increased 19% from 2014 to 2023, compared to a 33% increase nationwide.