Posted on 02/25/2018 5:34:16 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
LEGAL & LEGISLATION MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
ALERT: Governor Rick Scott Makes History Signing 5 Pro-gun Bills On, Friday, June 20, 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed 5 pro-gun bills into law. A strong supporter of the Second Amendment, Governor Rick Scott has now signed more pro-gun bills into law than any other Governor in Florida history.
The bills are as follows:
HB-89 Threatened Use of Force by Rep. Neil Combee/Rep. Katie Edwards and Sen. Greg Evers
SB-424 To Stop Insurance Discrimination Against Gun Owners by Sen. Tom Lee and Rep. Matt Gaetz
HB-7029 Zero Tolerance/Pop Tart Bill by Rep. Dennis Baxley and Sen. Greg Evers
HB-523 Concealed Weapon/Firearms Licenses Fast Track by Rep. James Grant and Sen. Wilton Simpson
HB-525 Protection of Concealed Weapons/Firearms License Holder Information by Rep. James Grant and Sen. Wilton Simpson
A news article on Guns.com titled Florida governor signs five pro-gun measures into law, including “Pop Tart” and “Warning Shot” bills by Chris Eger on June 21, discusses these bills. To read this article, please click here.
It was a great session, marred only by the defeat of SB-296/HB-209 by Sen. Jeff Brandes and Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen. This was the bill to allow law-abiding citizens to carry their firearms with them during a mandatory evacuation under a declared state of emergency, rather than leave them in their homes for theft by looters or destruction by hurricanes or other disasters.
However, the Florida Sheriffs Association and numerous anti-gun sheriffs fought to kill the bill.
They were not successful in their efforts in the House, because Representatives put your safety and your rights above anti-gun sheriffs who didn't support the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
However, in the Senate, Sen. Jack Latvala became the champion of the Florida Sheriffs Association and supported their efforts to kill this gun owner protection bill. Sen. Latvala pulled together a coalition of Republican Senators who were willing to sacrifice your rights and to pander to anti-gun sheriffs and help kill the bill.
Punishing the innocent, as always. The guilt goes to the de-Christianization of this country in the last 50 years.
It would help a lot if the Sheriff department did its job. What good are they just standing around while kids are being slaughtered inside?
Bookmark. Important thread for reference.
Maybe Sheriff Scotty would have responded a wee bit quicker had ‘the boys’ still been at MSD high school. The rat-faced sheriff’s triplet sons graduated from there last year. Funny how life & death played out.
Make 5 million, 10 million.
Let’s hope the law enforcement in other schools won’t run and hide. Another step would be for the Governor to remove the
Sheriff of Broward County, a power he certainly has and clean out that rat’s nest of cowards and shirkers.
I just joined for 5 years.
As I understand it officers from Coral Springs went in and then blew the whistle on these cowardly rats from Broward county. These dregs should be fired and have their pensions removed, and thankfully they don't represent all law enforcement.
Bravo windsorknot!
Re-upped yesterday, after letting my membership lapse years ago.
Do like I do, be your own cop.
Fabulous LIConFem, what a positive way to gear up for November!
The very first legislation that banned gun characteristics was promised to reduce crime rates.
It didn’t, apparently.
So I guess the next thousand laws made streets safe to walk.
It didn’t, apparently.
So hey, lets do some more !
Call me a conspiracy theorist if you like but it's damn strange that the FBI and the Sheriff knew about the shooter and didn't lift a finger just like the shooter was being kept on the shelf for a last ditch attempt stop bills that couldn't be stopped in the Legislature.
Especially odd is that the Sheriffs Association has the wherewithal to fight to kill one or more of these laws but the Sheriffs department directly involved doesn't deal with a threat they're warned about numerous times. Add to that the fact that there were officers on the scene who waited outside until they heard the shooting stop and IMHo the timing is too conveniently in sync with these bills getting to the Governor's desk.
JMHo
“Interesting coincidence that when those five bills are in the works to be signed by the Governor there’s a school shooting that can fire up the anti-gun crowd in Florida and nation wide.”
Fast and Furious sequel?
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