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FILE – Members of the Florida House of Representatives convene during a legislative session April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) A Florida House Democrat on Wednesday launched a longshot effort to call a special legislative session to address gun-related issues after recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y. Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, submitted a letter to Secretary of State Cord Byrd that was an initial step in seeking to call a special session. If 20 percent of the members of the Legislature submit written support for Geller’s proposal, the House and Senate would then be polled about holding a special session. If 60 percent of the members of each chamber agree, a special session would be convened. Such efforts to force special sessions on other issues have failed in the past. Geller’s letter called for addressing issues such as high-capacity rifle magazines, universal background checks and expanded “red flag” laws.