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Jim RosicaJune 21, 2018

Tallahassee faith leaders — in oratory ranging from subdued to fiery — and others on Wednesday prayed for a permanent end to the separation of migrant families crossing the Mexico-U. S. border. Some, including pediatric cardiologist Louis St. Petery, long outspoken on children’s issues, called it “child abuse.” But many of the roughly 200 who attended […]

Staff ReportsJuly 24, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott approved a deal to pay $1.1 million in legal fees to groups that “successfully challenged an NRA-backed Florida law that prevented doctors from talking to their patients about the risks of guns in the home,” according to a Sunday news release from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. One of the law […]

Scott PowersFebruary 28, 2017

With Florida’s 2011 law forbidding doctors from talking to patients about guns struck down in federal appeals court, state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and state Sen. Gary Farmer are seeking to repeal it. The law, introduced in 2011 by Republican state Rep. Jason Brodeur of Sanford as the “Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act” has been derided […]

Larry GriffinJuly 11, 2016

Rep. Linda Stewart, in her run for state senator, shared some ideas in a news release issued Monday on what to do about gun control in the wake of several recent shootings: more mental health provisions and reinstating the assault weapons ban. In her time in the Florida House, Stewart has been a staunch opponent […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

Scoring political points in the immediate aftermath of tragedy is nothing new. The response to the Orlando shooting will surely provide numerous examples in the days ahead, but thanks to Sen. Darren Soto, we already have one of our most egregious examples. Soto, who is currently running for Congress, announced he will hold a press […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2015

Physician groups are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling upholding a Florida law restricting what doctors can ask patients about guns. Organizations representing some 11,000 medical providers want the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear arguments about the so-called “Docs vs. Glocks” law. A divided three-judge panel of the […]

Guest AuthorJune 9, 2015

Serving as Indian River Country Tax Collector while also owning a small family business, I have a unique perspective on taxes. I collect them and pay them, both as an individual and as a business owner. And I see the direct impact taxes have on businesses and the economy. As both a tax official and […]

Adam WeinsteinAugust 4, 2014

I’ve been trying to catch up with Marion Hammer, the former president of the NRA and top lobbyist for the pro-gun group here in Florida, for years. I’m a lifelong gun owner, but she’s never accepted my offers to meet up for a range day. So I was glad to see she’s writing here at […]

Tag: docs vs. glocks

Family separations bring Tallahassee’s faith community together

Florida will pay $1M in legal fees over ‘docs vs. Glocks’

Carlos Guillermo Smith, Gary Farmer seek to repeal ‘Docs vs. Glocks’

Linda Stewart calls for mental illness and gun control legislation

Darren Soto stands with the NRA

Doctors ask full appeals court to reconsider gun speech law

Carole Jean Jordan: Federal tax reform is key to small business success

Adam Weinstein: NRA and its “Docs vs. Glocks” law treat gun owners like children