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Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday announced his Senate plan to respond to the Parkland massacre, which includes strengthening school security, providing for “restraining order” powers for police to confiscate weapons from dangerous individuals and adding to the gun purchase background-check databases. Rubio said his plan, which he called a comprehensive response, has […]

Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2018

A set of three new proposed bills in the Florida House announced Monday seek to make significant changes in the state’s gun laws. Among the proposals: Raise the minimum age for buying a gun in Florida to 21, expand the three-day waiting period to cover the purchase of all firearms, ban “bump stocks,” and create […]

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 22, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott’s absence from the CNN town hall on gun reform and his potential refusal to propose an assault weapons ban will not be forgotten by Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — especially as the two likely will face each other for Nelson’s seat in the upcoming midterm elections. On Thursday, Nelson spoke to […]

Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2018

Declaring that Republican leadership in Tallahassee has “transformed Florida into a petri dish of experimentation for the NRA” and “utterly failed to address public health and mental health care,” Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King said Friday he would fight the gun lobby, veto their bills, and seek to expand coverage and ban assault weapons. The […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2017

Cape Coral Republican Rep. Dane Eagle announced a pair of bills Tuesday that would relax rules on conceal carry weapons permitholders whose firearms are seen, and another to “eliminate fraud” among Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients. HB 39 would make a brief sighting of a firearm held by a person with a CCW permit […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 1, 2017

A credit card company once used the slogan “it’s everywhere you want to be.” If Attorney General Pam Bondi and other attorneys general have their way, the same will apply to concealed-carry permits nationwide. A press release from the National Rifle Association notes that Bondi joins 23 other attorneys general in pushing nationwide concealed carry reciprocity […]

Scott PowersOctober 20, 2017

After reflecting saying that Florida needs someone who can stop divisive, hateful sentiments and bring people together, Adam Putnam got his chance to try out his skills at Tiger Bay Friday defending gun-owners and then sitting down with a Pulse survivor who disagrees. Putnam came to the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida Friday to […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Following the Tampa Bay Times story questioning Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam‘s past visibility on gun rights issues, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is calling him “a recent convert” and questioning his commitments on details. “Now that people have started to catch on that Commissioner Adam Putnam’s a recent convert to the gun rights movement, […]

Scott PowersJune 29, 2017

Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg is packing now and he wants his employees to do so too. The Republican declared Thursday that it’s a crazy world and it’s getting dangerous for his people, so he is exercising his right as a state revenue officer, and for his deputy tax collectors, to openly carry firearms […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2017

While expressing curiosity at a forum held in Washington Wednesday over whether Gov. Rick Scott might attend next Monday’s Pulse memorial services, Democratic state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith slammed the governor, saying “he has done nothing” for the gay community since the June 12, 2016, massacre at Orlando’s popular gay nightclub. Smith was speaking at a […]

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Marco Rubio post-Parkland plan focuses on school security, restraining order seizures

New bills propose gun controls, school law enforcement frameworks, Sunshine exemptions

Bill Nelson slams Rick Scott for skipping town hall

Chris King releases post-Parkland proposal to address mental illness, ban guns

Dane Eagle announces bills to change concealed carry rules, TANF benefits

Pam Bondi seeks nationwide concealed-carry legislation

Adam Putnam, Carlos Smith clash on guns, then sit, talk, listen

Andrew Gillum calls Adam Putnam ‘recent convert’ to gun rights movement

Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg arming self, his employees

Carlos Smith: Since Pulse, Rick Scott has done nothing for LGBTQ community