A.G. Gancarski
Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Parkland Saturday was advertised as honoring the Joe Biden administration’s commitment to gun safety, but the state party says there are electoral implications also.
“This visit demonstrates their commitment to Florida as a battleground in 2024 and highlights the action Democrats are taking to address gun violence. While Florida Republicans used this legislation session attempting to roll back Parkland-era gun reform, the Biden-Harris administration has shown leadership on gun violence prevention since day one, passing the first major bipartisan gun safety legislation in 30 years and creating the first Office of Gun Violence Prevention together with our own Congressman Maxwell Frost.”
The question of whether Florida is a battleground is unclear.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, a frequent foil for Harris, has excoriated the Democrats’ “dumb” decision to cancel the Presidential Preference Primary as a move to protect Biden from the voters, and has said Florida is no longer a “one-point state.”
Democrats, led by FDP Chair Nikki Fried, contend Florida is in play.
Harris, who oversees the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, will visit Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and will meet with families of some of the 14 students and three teachers killed by a former student back on Valentine’s Day, 2018.
She will meet with families whose loved ones were murdered and tour the school, before highlighting the administration’s approach to gun safety in a prepared statement. Before heading back to D.C., she will also participate in a memorial moment of silence.
The heinous act inspired Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. That measure blocks gun sales to those under the age of 21, mandates a three-day waiting period before buying a firearm, bans bump stocks, arms some school personnel, mandates a law enforcement presence in schools and allows police to confiscate guns from people perceived to be a threat.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, who was Governor in 2018, contrasted his administration’s signature piece of gun legislation with the approach of the Biden White House in a statement ahead of her visit.
“The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act improved school safety in Florida and has helped law enforcement make appropriate interventions with people who pose a threat of violence to themselves or others while robustly protecting due process rights that stop unlawful infringement on the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding Floridians. This stands in stark contrast to the Biden-Harris administration’s push for nationwide implementation of radical policies, like California’s red flag law, which abandons due process to more quickly and easily take constitutional rights away from law-abiding Americans. That is unacceptable.”
18 comments
MH/Duuuval
March 23, 2024 at 1:31 pm
Alas, for Rick, the current Legislature has reversed a minimal gun control law passed in the wake of a horrific mass shooting of public school students. The red flag law in Florida has been implemented frequently by some counties with good results as over half of all gun fatalities are suicides, some of which have been prevented.
Rick and Marco have turned a blind eye to the gun trafficking that has been going on for years through Miami to Haiti. The result of this is the current gang warfare in the capital city of Haiti.
Dont Say FLA
March 23, 2024 at 7:21 pm
Is IBS okay?
Impeach Biden
March 24, 2024 at 9:31 am
Nikki Fried says Florida in play. She is nothing but a loudmouth that is usually wrong in her predictions. By all means have Ka Manna campaign through Florida. She is extremely unlikeable and will be the best Republican vote recruiter in the state of Florida.
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2024 at 12:51 pm
If K were so unlikeable, how could she win election to statewide offices in the largest state in the US?
Phil Morton
March 24, 2024 at 2:24 pm
Kamala is so unlikeable that a large Jacksonville crowd attended her rally in the rain while she spoke holding an umbrella. You don’t know squat.
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2024 at 4:05 pm
MAGAs prefer Kari Lake who is unable to tell which way is up without checking with her personal weathervane DJT.
Impeach Biden
March 24, 2024 at 4:31 pm
How much did the Demo party of Florida pay those people to listen to one of the most unlikeable politicians in this country? Cash was involved for those people to stand in the rain. Were they senior citizens with nothing else to do?
Dont Say FLA
March 24, 2024 at 7:57 pm
Hang in there, IBS. You’ll feel better soon. I’m sure of it.
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2024 at 8:06 pm
FACT: Over half of firearms deaths are self-inflicted.
Earl Pitts "The Big Voice On The Right" American
March 24, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Good afternoon America,
The entire hair-brained scheme of opening the boarders to millions of migrants (or perhaps you perfer a stronger word to describe them) was hatched by Husaine 0bama and implimented under the 8iden administration.
They had already factored in the “HOW TO PAY FOR IT ALL FINANCING” prior to the implementation.
OK EARL TELL US ALREADY ….. HOW WILL IT BE PAID FOR?????
I, Earl Pitts Anerican, am so glad you asked – that shows you love our Great Nation and would like American Values to remain for yourself, your kids, and your parents.
EARL ‘SPLAINS THE LEFT’s PLAN TO PAY FOR IT ALL:
America, the left is going to snatch your Grand Parents Social Security and of course there will be nothing left for your Mom & Dad, or You in your own SENIOR YEARS.
So casting your vote for WHOEVER ends up the Democratic Candidate for POTUS will be the same as you murdering your GrandParents, your own Mom & Dad, and the same as You performing Gunalingus on the business end of Dirty Harry’s .LOADED .44 Mag revolver and squezing the trigger.
“IF THAT’s WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, said the Sage Earl Of Politics, then by all means Go Ahead and Cast that suicide vote for WhoEver they end up running as the Democratic Candidate.
I, Earl Pitts American, am Obligated to Deliver this Sage Wisdom regarding The PLANNED SABATOG OF AMERICA by the Future Outcome of Our Votes just to keep myself from Going To HEII if I, Earl Pitts American, fail to Tell You All The Sage Truth.
Of course You, The Savy American Voter, are 100% Free to cast your Sage Right To Vote anyway you please.
All I ask is that when you get to your polling place to cast your vote that you recall the Sage Wisdom of Earl and ask yourself: “WWED” [What Would Earl Do] and vote accordingly.
Thank you America,
Earl loves you all, Red & Yellow, Black & White, Y’ALL ARE ALL PRECIOUS IN EARL’s SIGHT.
*FREE BUMPER STICKER*
*WWED*
rick whitaker
March 24, 2024 at 9:35 pm
WARNING BORING TROLL COMMENT BY EARL SHITS ” THE BIG MOUTH WHO’S NEVER RIGHT” UN AMERICAN.
Earl Pitts "The Big Voice On The Right" American
March 24, 2024 at 9:46 pm
Thanks as always Rick for your Wacky Leftist Contrarian follow-up commentary to my postings of Sage Wisdom. Your Wickitty Wacikitty always bolsters my crediability with our Sage Readership and makes me seem much more wise and sage in my role as America’s Go-To Political Guru AKA “THE EARL OF POLITICS”.
KUDOS To You Rick,
Earl Pitts American
*FREE BUMPER STICKER*
*EARL PITTS AMERICAN IS MY BOSS*
rick whitaker
March 24, 2024 at 10:35 pm
EARL SHITTS, THE BIG MOUTH THAT’S NEVER RIGHT UN-AMERICAN
MH/Duuuval
March 24, 2024 at 8:07 pm
More mush from mushmouth.
Earl Pitts "The Big Voice On The Right" American
March 24, 2024 at 9:33 pm
Chastized Mobile Home Duuuval for one week’s time beginning Monday at 12:00 Noon. Also to run concurrent with your chastizenent you are sentanced to a painfull one week masturbation ban for your insolance of blasphiming The Sage Earl Of Politics.
Earl Pitts American
*WWYC (wank while you can).
rick whitaker
March 24, 2024 at 9:47 pm
CAUTION, TROLL COMMENT BY EARL ” THE BIG MOUTH THAT’S NEVER RIGHT.”
RED State Patriot
March 24, 2024 at 8:39 pm
Florida is in play for Biden is like seeing Rainbow Hats at a gun convention. Just not happening.
MH/Duuuval
March 25, 2024 at 1:10 pm
You’re premature, like MushMouth Earl.
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