Jacob OglesFebruary 7, 2019
6min605
NRA lobbyist sees nothing good in proposal to further regulate private gun transfers.
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Jacob OglesFebruary 7, 2019Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018
5min973
Background checks should stop violent felons from buying guns. State Rep. Margaret Good just filed legislation to make all sellers actually use them. “I don’t know if people understand that if you buy off the internet in Florida, if you buy off of Craiglist or you do it person to person, a background check is […]
Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018
4min365
A new ad from Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is pitching change in her new ad, urging Floridians to “try something new” at the polls next week. Fried is competing in the race against Republican candidate Matt Caldwell. “What if instead of tolerating green algae and red tide, our leaders prioritized keeping Florida’s […]
Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018
4min425
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, a group advocating for stricter gun control measures across the U.S., announced Friday it was endorsing Andrew Gillum in the race for Governor. Volunteers for the Moms Demand Action, a subset of the Everytown organization, were on hand at Gillum’s campaign office in Broward County to announce their support […]
Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018
3min210
Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam on Thursday dismissed a steady stream of reports raising concerns about his Department of Agriculture’s handling of concealed weapons permits as an extension of the Democrats’ gubernatorial campaign. Speaking to reporters in Winter Park alongside Republican Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida’s agriculture commissioner said the reports are purely political […]
Scott PowersJune 28, 2018
3min315
A new national poll by the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence finds an overwhelming percentage of LGBTQ voters support what the fund is campaigning on: gun control. Released Thursday, the survey used a cross-section of voters who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, finding gun law reforms is their top issue, identified […]
Scott PowersJune 27, 2018
5min210
The issue of regulation of guns turned out to be more of a matter of who ought to pursue gun law reforms, not whether they ought to be pursued, for the three candidates for Orange County mayor who squared off in a debate Wednesday afternoon. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings made it clear Wednesday that he wants […]
Jim RosicaJune 13, 2018
5min256
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose department handles concealed weapon licenses, didn’t directly answer questions about why he didn’t sooner divulge problems with applicants’ background checks. Putnam, also a Republican candidate for governor, spoke with reporters Wednesday after a Florida Cabinet meeting. The Tampa Bay Times reported last Friday that Putnam’s Division of Licensing stopped using a […]
Scott PowersJune 11, 2018
7min507
Four leading Democratic candidates actively running for Governor stopped taking shots at each other Monday night, instead saving their punches for Republican leadership, mainly on how they spend money from the Florida Lottery, affordable housing fund and land conservation fund. During the third 2018 Democratic gubernatorial debate, a two-hour forum Monday at the Miramar Cultural […]
Scott PowersJune 8, 2018
9min1217
A Tampa Bay Times investigation into an apparent yearlong lapse in national background checks for Florida concealed weapons permits has started a wave of Democrats calling for Republican Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam to drop out of the Governor’s race or resign. They were responding to a new report from the Times “Buzz blog” Friday afternoon that said […]