Wire ServicesFebruary 11, 2021
2min552
A surge in applications has led to a projected $4.34 million deficit.
Tag: concealed weapons permits
Wire ServicesFebruary 11, 2021
Jacob OglesSeptember 11, 2020
4min610
That means finger-printing and concealed weapons permits once again will be processed at offices.
Scott PowersMay 13, 2020
7min622
Has two master's degrees from top schools, and a background in muck farming.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 20, 20203min1876
Existing permit holders with expiring licenses will be protected.
Jacob OglesDecember 1, 2019
4min1039
Democrats want permit times reduced from seven to five years.
Scott PowersJuly 24, 2018
7min355
Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart shredded the Department of Agriculture Inspector General’s report on concerns regarding the state’s concealed weapons permitting program Tuesday, suggested those concerns were tied to the 2016 Pulse slaughter, and renewed her call for an outside investigation. “I am disturbed by an alarming trend among our elected officials to evade responsibility […]
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 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 […]