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Ana CeballosFebruary 21, 2018

A Senate bill that would allow guns in churches with schools attached was temporarily postponed on Wednesday, but it could still come back later in the legislative session. As Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors filled the seats in the Senate gallery, Senate President Joe Negron said the gun bill by Republican Sen. Dennis […]

Scott PowersFebruary 20, 2018

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has seen a lot of gun massacres come and go, and, as former chair of the Democratic National Committee, a lot of gun bills come and vanish, but she told the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida Tuesday morning she’s convinced that what follows the Parkland massacre last Wednesday will […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 26, 2018

A Senate panel on Thursday pushed forward a redraft of a bill that would allow people to bring guns to churches with attached schools as long as there are no school-sponsored activities going on. Before changes to the bill were approved, two Republicans in the Judiciary Committee expressed concern that the Republican sponsor of the […]

Michael MolineJanuary 13, 2017

The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus has added Jacob Elpern, the former chief of its Florida State University chapter, to its lobbying team in Tallahassee. Elpern, who graduated this year, joins the organization’s staff full time, state affairs director Kathryn Grant said. His registration took effect on Dec. 14. Grant also lobbies for the […]

Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2016

The League of Women Voters of Florida celebrated blocking a trio of gun bills considered by lawmakers in the 2016 Legislative Session, including one that would have allowed concealed weapons on college campuses. “Our joint forces succeeded in killing these bad bills this year,” said Patti Brigham, LWVF’s newly appointed 1st vice president and the founder […]

Brendan FarringtonFebruary 3, 2016

The Florida House passed bills Wednesday that would let people with concealed weapons permits openly carry their guns and bring them onto state college campuses, as well as allow lawmakers to carry concealed weapons on their chamber’s floor. House members debated the measures for three hours combined, with most Democrats strongly opposing both bills and […]

Phil AmmannMarch 29, 2015

As Bill Day sees it, you know it’s springtime in Tallahassee when gun bills begin floating around the Florida Legislature. It’s the Gunshine State, after all. Last week, a bill advanced allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons during emergencies such as hurricanes. Backed by the National Rifle Association, the measure gives gun owners a […]

Phil AmmannMarch 29, 2015

As Bill Day sees it, you know it’s springtime in Tallahassee when gun bills begin floating around the Florida Legislature. It’s the Gunshine State, after all. Last week, a bill advanced allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons during emergencies such as hurricanes. Backed by the National Rifle Association, the measure gives gun owners a […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 13, 2015

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Next week, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will consider a pair of controversial gun bills to address issues such as weapons on college campuses and the ability to carry concealed firearms without a permit during mandatory emergency evacuations. The bills, SB 176 from Baker Republican Sen. Greg Evers and SB 290 from Republican Sen. Jeff […]

Ryan RayJanuary 23, 2015

The Florida House is poised to again consider legislation allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a license to do so during state-declared states of emergency. Fort Myers state Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen has filed a House companion bill to St. Pete state Sen. Jeff Brandes’ SB 290, filed earlier this month. A similar bill […]

Tag: gun bills

With Parkland students present, Senate postpones gun bill vote

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Parkland shooting will be different this year in guns, politics

Some Republicans wary of Dennis Baxley after gun bill redraft

Campaign against guns on campus adds lobbyist

League of Women Voters Florida celebrates blockage of 3 gun bills in Legislature

House passes open carry, campus gun carry bills

Bill Day’s latest: Welcome to the Gunshine State

Bill Day's latest: Welcome to the Gunshine State

Senate panel to discuss 2 controversial gun rights bills

House to take up guns-during-evacuations bill