A Florida Republican wants to make public whether mass shooters, terrorists, or "unprovoked" attackers ever took antidepressants or hormones, he announced Thursday.
The proposed bill, set to be filed by Sen. Jonathan Martin, would let Floridians know if "any unprovoked person" was on SSRIs (the most commonly prescribed antidepressant) or received hormone therapy at any point in their life.
Martin's announcement comes a day after 23-year-old gunman Robin Westman, reportedly transgender, murdered two Minnesota children and injured 17 others.
"I will be filing a bill this year in the Florida Senate to make public whether any terrorist, mass murderer, or other unprovoked person was on SSRIs or received hormone therapy at any point in their life," The Fort Myers senator posted on X.
"The numerous instances of killing innocent children by those who are suspected of taking these drugs is far too prevalent to continue to go unchecked," Martin added.
Martin's office did not respond to a request for comment on when the legislation would be filed, or whether federal health protection laws would prevent a gunman's past medical history from becoming public.
Florida is one of 27 states that outlaw transgender medications or surgeries for minors. The ban came in 2023 as Gov. Ron DeSantis ramped up his presidential campaign and a slew of legislation targeting left-championed issues, including abortion and transgender therapies.
While Florida Republicans have stood firmly against transgender issues, this is the first time a bill would be filed to investigate whether hormone therapies contributed to gun violence.
The bill idea comes during a spike in anti-depressant prescriptions and on the heels of top Republicans using social media to amplify claims of a link between transgender procedures and mass gun violence, doubling down on calls to stop "affirming mental illness" for fear of "people getting hurt."
"There's a clear pattern," Elon Musk, a tech billionaire and former Trump administration official, posted on X.
"We must end the so-called transgender surgery," agreed Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett.
Westman fired a semi-automatic rifle through the stained glass windows of a church where Christian Minneapolis schoolchildren were praying. The spray of bullets killed an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old. 14 children and 3 adults were left wounded.
Westman in 2020 filed paperwork to change "Robert Westman" to "Robin Westman" so as to be referred to with female pronouns, documents show.
Westman is the fifth transgender or non-binary mass shooter in the past decade. While alarming, that figure pales in comparison to the hundreds of mass shootings carried out by cisgender men in the same time period, Reuters reported in 2023.
A mass shooting is defined as four or more people killed in public.
The 2026 session begins Jan. 13.
