Associated PressDecember 3, 2019
9min355
On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks.
Tag: National Instant Criminal Background Check SystemMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Associated PressDecember 3, 2019
Lloyd DunkelbergerJune 14, 2018
5min319
Although his department issued concealed-weapons licenses to 291 applicants who should have been disqualified, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Wednesday the breakdown has been corrected and there was no threat to the public. “Public safety was not at risk,” Putnam told reporters after a state Cabinet meeting. “Two-hundred and ninety-one people who should not have […]
Scott PowersMarch 5, 2018
6min357
When someone fails a background check while attempting to purchase a gun, that should be reported to state law enforcement as a possible precursor to criminal gun activity, under a bill being pushed by Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson and a bipartisan group of several other key U.S. senators. Republican Rubio, Democrat […]
Mitch PerryJune 18, 2016
6min298
Although party unity was the theme of the Florida Democratic Party’s annual Leadership Blue Gala, bashing Donald Trump played second fiddle to remembering the tragic murders of 49 Americans in Orlando last weekend, and what might be done about it. Saturday night’s event at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood began with a video scroll of the names of […]