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Associated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE -- Gun range owners will get immunity from lead cleanup lawsuits under certain conditions and police will be banned from keeping electronic lists of law-abiding gun owners under bills signed Thursday by Gov. Jeb Bush. The National Rifle Association praised Bush for signing the bills, both of which were pushed hard by the gun-owners' group. The range bill arose out of a Pinellas County lawsuit that sought to force a gun range to clean up lead under the ground. Environmentalists say if the lead leaches into the groundwater it can be dangerous. The measure (SB 1156),...

<p>TALLAHASSEE — Keeping lists of gun owners who get their weapons from pawnshops or secondhand dealers would be prohibited under a bill that passed the Florida House on Tuesday.</p> <p>The measure, sponsored by Rep. Lindsay Harrington, R-Punta Gorda, passed 81-35, and now goes to the Senate, where sponsor Sen. Durell Peaden, R-Crestview, will shepherd it through the process.</p>