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Joe HendersonMarch 20, 2018

Outgoing Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is a savvy and, if needed, ruthless political operative. With that in mind, I can only conclude he knew what he was doing when he helped steer the recent gun-control bill through the Legislature. Gov. Rick Scott signed it, and now Mama Gun is very angry with her boys. Mama, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2018

The Legislative Session ended with a flourish from the National Rifle Association: a lawsuit against the state for the newly-passed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. The law bars most groups of people under 21 from buying guns, mandates a three-day waiting period before buying a firearm, bans bump stocks, could arm some school […]

Ana CeballosMarch 9, 2018

Almost immediately after Gov. Rick Scott signed gun-control measures that are unprecedented in the state, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to try to block it. Scott signed the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Act” flanked by some of the parents who lost their children in the school mass shooting on Valentine’s Day. […]

Joe HendersonMarch 8, 2018

There are two reasons to feel at least a little bit good about what the Florida Legislature just did in the name of gun sanity. First, families of the 17 victims in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland supported the compromise bill calling for age and other restrictions on gun sales […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 7, 2018

Alvin Brown was Jacksonville Mayor in 2012, when Jordan Davis was gunned down at a gas station on the Southside. In the years since, Brown has demonstrated support and friendship to Davis’ parents, and that support was reciprocated, via an official endorsement for Congress Wednesday. Ron Davis and Lucy McBath, offered a joint statement, one that […]

Ana CeballosMarch 6, 2018

A man who was “quietly watching” the Senate debate on a controversial gun bill Monday was spotted carrying into the Capitol about a dozen jars full of tar and feathers labeled “Enemy of Freedom Award.” The destination: the offices of Democratic and Republican state senators, some of whom voted for new gun restrictions and others […]

Ana CeballosMarch 2, 2018

At a time when the National Rifle Association is at forefront of the Legislature’s mind, House and Senate budget writers Friday morning agreed to put $3 million toward the construction of a shooting range, which is funded in part by the controversial group fighting gun bills. Ever since the Parkland school shooting took place on […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2018

The Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, a national gay rights organization launched in response to Orlando’s 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in order to advocate gun control, is releasing a new video focusing on the pain and anger surrounding mass murders, with the intention of keeping emotions high. The video makes a direct accusation toward […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2018

Lehigh Acres Republican Rep. Matt Caldwell said Thursday that retailers are within their rights to pull guns from their shelves, but consumers who don’t favor such policies can vote with their dollars. “The Citizens United case confirmed that the 1st Amendment protects everyone’s free speech, both individuals and corporations like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart. […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 27, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham sent out an email Tuesday attacking Republican foe Ron DeSantis for his silence in the post-Parkland policy debate. While DeSantis was the target, Gov. Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who is also running as a GOP candidate for governor, weren’t spared in the “Sound of Silence Alert.” “Governor […]

Tag: National Rifle Association

Joe Henderson: NRA drops Hammer on Richard Corcoran, but will it matter?

In the face of NRA lawsuit, Rick Scott proud of gun control bill

NRA sues state shortly after Rick Scott signs gun-control measures

Joe Henderson: A little gun sanity finally comes to Florida

Jordan Davis’ parents back Alvin Brown for Congress

Senators get jars of tar and feathers labeled ‘Enemy of Freedom’ after gun bill vote

Budget writers sign off on $3m to build shooting range, co-funded by NRA

Pride Fund launching on-line video focusing on the emotions of gun violence

Matt Caldwell takes issue with retailers ‘caving’ on guns

Email insights: Gwen Graham slams Ron DeSantis for ‘sounds of silence’