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Florida Gov. Rick Scott breaks with NRA to sign new gun regulations

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March 9, 2018 at 3:19 p.m. EST
Less than a month after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on March 9 signs gun control bill into law. (Video: Reuters)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) defied his longtime allies at the National Rifle Association on Friday to sign into law a new set of gun regulations, more than three weeks after a school shooting claimed 17 lives in his state.

“I am going to do what I think are common-sense solutions,” Scott said after the signing. “I think this is the beginning. There is now going to be a real conversation about how we make our schools safe.”