guns

Open Carry to be Debated by Florida Legislature

Florida legislators could soon enact laws permitting individuals to freely and openly carry firearms thanks to Representative Mike Beltran’s (R-70)…

4 months ago

New Florida Bill Cracks Down on Youth Gun Crimes

New legislation has been filed to increase accountability for juveniles in the criminal justice system. HB 1181 and SB 1274…

4 months ago

Former Progressive Lawmaker Questions Move to Loosen Restrictions on 'Weapons of War' in Florida

Former State Representative and State Senate candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-FL) shared his frustration with a recent gun bill that…

4 months ago

Lee, Scott File Bill to Counter Biden Ban on Gun Exports

Senators Rick Scott (R-Fl) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have filed the Protect American Gun Exporter Act to nullify President Joe…

5 months ago

Biden Admin Pauses Civilian Firearm Exports, Rutherford Joins Effort to Reverse Course

Representative John Rutherford (R-FL) joined nearly 100 of his colleagues in Congress to urge President Joe Biden (D) and his…

5 months ago

DeSantis Opposes Red Flag Laws

Governor Ron DeSantis says he does not support a national "Red Flag" law in the wake of a mass shooting…

6 months ago

Eskamani Doubles Down on Gun Restrictions, Files Bill to Ban AR-15s

Tallahassee, Fl- Florida House Representative Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) has filed a bill to ban any future sales of ‘assault weapons’…

6 months ago

Florida Democrat Pushes Background Checks for Ammunition Sales, Stricter Gun Laws

Florida Senator Tina Polsky (D) has introduced a flurry of bills that would harden Florida’s gun laws by, among other…

7 months ago

Florida Democrat Aims to Repeal 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

Tallahassee, Fl-Florida Senator Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones (D) of Miami-Dade has filed a bill that would abrogate Florida’s ‘Stand Your…

7 months ago

Diaz-Balart, Hudson Introduce School Guardian Act to Fund Law Enforcement Officers in Schools

Florida Congressman Mario-Diaz Balart (FL-26), in tandem with congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), introduced the School Guardian Act last Thursday (H.R.4111).…

11 months ago

DeSantis on Open Carry Failing : 'If They Send me Something That is 90% or 80%, I'm Gonna Take That win

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to have defended House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo over their failure…

1 year ago

DeSantis's Florida Legislature Seeks to Lower Gun-Buying Age to 18

 TALLAHASSEE --- Two House Republicans in Gov. Ron DeSantis's Florida Legislature on Monday filed a proposal that would lower the…

1 year ago

Biden Plans to 'Ban Assault Weapons' Again

On Monday, the nation celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and President Biden (D) delivered a speech where he…

1 year ago

Florida Seeks to Shield Gun Sale Information

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Tuesday announced a proposal that takes aim at credit-card companies separately categorizing sales at gun…

1 year ago

Lawsuit on Guns, Pot Going to Appeals Court

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs will appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana…

1 year ago

Wasserman Schultz Continues Push to 'Ban Assault Weapons'

In a recent press release, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) announced her intentions to “Keep working to prevent gun violence.”…

2 years ago

Matt Gaetz Introduces the Disarm the IRS Act

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has introduced the “Disarm the IRS Act” which bars the government agency from acquiring or purchasing…

2 years ago

State, NRA Point to Supreme Court Ruling in Gun Case

TALLAHASSEE --- As they battle over a 2018 Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to…

2 years ago