Florida Governor Rick Scott and legislative leaders laid out cornerstones of their push for gun reforms.

The Governor’s plan includes increasing the minimum age to 21 for anyone to purchase any firearm in the state.

Lawmakers have been pushed for years to pass a series of laws that would further restrict the sale and possession of high-powered assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Since 2016, not a single law has passed that would have stopped the purchase of the firearms used in the June 2016 attack at Pulse night club or at Feb. 14 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva (R-Hialeah) drew criticism Friday when he told reporters that Pulse is not the same as the Parkland shooting as a reason why the same response from lawmakers wasn’t seen in the 2017 legislative session.

“We have to understand that these are not identical situations,” Rep Oliva said. “They both had a sociopath, but one was a far greater failure of a system. It was a tremendous failure, and the good news about this will be that while that was not addressed at that time, what is being proposed now addresses any of these events in the future.”

“Lives were lost, people were robbed of their children, people were robbed of their futures in both cases,” Jeff Xcentric said.

Xcentric has seen the tragedy before, and the demands for change before.

He was at the bar in Pulse nightclub that fateful night in June 2016 when a gunman walked in and opened fire. When it was over, 49 people lost their lives.

“When Parkland happened, I just had that sick feeling in my stomach, like 'here we go again,'” Xcentric said.

He happened to be in Tallahassee on Feb. 13, the day before the Parkland shooting. Xcentric and 200 others were there to petition lawmakers to pass gun reform laws and measures that would provide greater support and resources to victims of crime.

“It sparks a fire in you to want to do something, and that’s what myself and fellow survivors from other things have been trying to do, but no one wants to listen,” Xcentric said. “Everyone talks about it, then it dies down and people go about their way, and everyone thinks (the victims) are back to normal, but that’s not true, they’re still dealing with it years later.”

Xcentric was shot four times. He is preparing for what will soon be his 12th surgery.

He said the series of measures proposed Friday is a step in the right direction, and long overdue. He is anxious to see if the promises made by politicians will end up being promises kept.

Xcentric said he is invigorated by the students of Stoneman Douglas and their ability to inflict change. He hopes lawmakers are paying attention.

“Do something,” Xcentric said. “Get it done. Plain and simple. Just do something about it already.”