Jesse SchecknerJune 1, 2022
6min0
Berman has filed the measure in three prior Sessions. It has yet to receive a single committee hearing in either chamber.
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Jesse SchecknerJune 1, 2022
Anne GeggisMay 27, 2022
5min0
Two national gun safety groups have planned four events in Florida in the coming days.
Drew WilsonApril 17, 2018
3min153
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King announced Tuesday that he’s earned the “Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction” in recognition of his gun control. “After calling for a ban on assault weapons in my very first speech of this campaign, it’s an honor to receive the Gun Sense Candidate distinction,” King said. “We need courageous […]
Associated PressJuly 4, 2017
11min223
Starting Saturday, concealed guns will be permitted at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws take effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws scheduled to take effect […]
Mitch PerryJune 4, 2017
6min263
After the bloody assault at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando nearly a year ago resulted in the deaths of 49 people, 13 members of the Florida Legislature — 12 Democrats and Miami GOP state Sen. Anitere Flores — were on the losing side of a request to hold a special session on gun regulations. Despite that attitude at the Capitol, Michelle Gajda, the […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2017
7min627
Late last week, a federal appeal court struck down an NRA-backed law that restricted doctors in Florida from talking to patients about gun safety. The legislation, often referred to as “Docs vs. Glocks,” passed during the 2011 Legislative session. It said doctors could be censored, fined, and have licenses revoked if asked or talked to patients […]