Just days before a mass shooting broke out at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, a Florida Republican introduced a bill to the state legislature that would have allowed people to carry guns with them into airport terminals.

As Mediaite notes, Republican State Sen. Greg Steube unveiled a new piece of legislation aimed at overturning existing gun bans at airports, college campuses, and government meetings.

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“If you want to kill as many people as possible before the cops arrive then you are likely to go to a place where law-abiding citizens can’t carry,” Steube argued when introducing his bill, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. “That’s what we’ve seen, time and time again and why I think we shouldn’t have them.”

Steube, a Republican from Sarasota, has been a favorite of Florida gun advocates for years, as he was one of the fiercest opponents of gun-free zones during his time as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.