Ryan NicolSeptember 30, 2019
6min994
Democrats have said changing gun laws will be a top priority this upcoming Session.
Tag: concealed carry
Ryan NicolSeptember 30, 2019Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2019
6min412
Florida lawmakers at the state and federal level have urged for increased action on gun regulation.
Jacob OglesJune 26, 2019
4min327
“I was always in support of making it a statewide initiative."
A.G. GancarskiMay 1, 20195min1192
"This is the ultimate school hardening law."
Jacob OglesMarch 4, 2019
5min440
But he's not as popular as smokeable marijuana.
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 13, 2019
5min697
The NRA has kind words to say.
Danny McAuliffeNovember 29, 2018
8min402
State Sen. Lauren Book on Thursday filed a measure that would shift the state’s concealed firearms licensing program to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Currently, the licensing program is overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, helmed by outgoing Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. Book, a Plantation Democrat, said she filed the bill (SB […]
Jim RosicaJuly 30, 2018
4min406
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum Monday called on Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency and suspend the state’s “stand your ground” law by executive order. In a news conference in Tallahassee, Gillum said the law has become an “opportunity for vigilantes to agitate conflict” from behind the legal […]
Staff ReportsJune 8, 2018
6min534
After a newspaper report published Friday revealed that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for more than a yearlong period stopped using a federal background check database in its concealed carry permits approval process, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam released a statement explaining his department took key steps to correct the issue once it was discovered, […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 28, 2018
2min388
An angry Adam Putnam lashed out at lawmakers Wednesday for planning to raid a state account funded by fees from concealed weapon licenses. As Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Putnam is in charge of issuing such permits. A proposal (SB 7026) in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]