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Scott has not said whether he will sign the bill or not. Contact him and let him know how you feel. Be polite. Phone calls are usually more effective but the lines tend to be constantly busy on hot issues like this.

The final version includes the following measures:

- Raise the age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18;

- Require a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases, with some exceptions;

- Ban the sale or possession of bump fire stocks, which allow a semiautomatic weapon to fire more like an automatic weapon;

- Give law enforcement more authority to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit or otherwise a threat;

- Provide additional funding for armed school resource officers and mental health services.

1 posted on 03/08/2018 5:33:16 AM PST by Jed Eckert
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He’s going to sign it.He’s made a political calculation. At the end of the day he is a Politician.


2 posted on 03/08/2018 5:39:14 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Jed Eckert
Too vague....Confiscate guns is now a "feely" thing?

So no hunting until you are 21? Are they nuts?

3 posted on 03/08/2018 5:41:16 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Jed Eckert

He will sign it.
He’s a finger in the air politician running for Senate.
He wants to be the other FL Amnesty Senator.


10 posted on 03/08/2018 6:16:16 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Jed Eckert
" Give law enforcement more authority to seize weapons and ammunition
from those deemed mentally unfit or otherwise a threat"

Besides being a violation of Constitutional rights
such a determination, without "Due Process" of a court warrant or court order,
is a violation of the common law.
Such a decision by a law enforcement officer, on his own, could be made in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner.
Who is watching the watchers; and who is preventing wholesale confiscation, or is delegated responsibility and accountability ?
This is a "knee-jerk", emotional reaction to an already known, and preventable situation promulgated by Obama era liberalism in the school district.

12 posted on 03/08/2018 6:18:36 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Jed Eckert

SHAME ON THOSE AR 15’S
FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PARKSIDE SCHOOL

BLAME GUNS
NOT
PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICIES FAILURES THEY
MUST BE HIDDEN

The inability to counter this perverted (they call progressive) agenda created by the democratic party ( in name only) has its goose stepping adherents in the media left make it up as guns and the NRA garbage through their swill mills. When it should be contested by GOP state and federal legislators who should be demanding investigative hearings exposing policy failures

DON’T MENTION THIS
Besides examining the conduct and arrangements of the Broward county sheriff’s dept performance failures. A dramatic reduction in disciplinary incidents at Parkside were reported after the selection of Obama’s Chicago friend as school superintendent occurred which was publicly acclaimed.And that school district was receiving large grant money from Obama’s Attorney General because of those results. That many critics claimed encouraged criminal activity. Which should require Trump Administration US Attorney General beside find out why when the FBI knew that Cruz should not be able to purchase weapons did. And review these grant programs instituted by the previous Obama administration.

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14 posted on 03/08/2018 6:20:03 AM PST by mosesdapoet (Mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin another gem posted in the wilderness)
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To: Jed Eckert

the age requirement is bullcrap. Would NOT HAVE STOPPED this shooting.


15 posted on 03/08/2018 6:23:30 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Jed Eckert

Nothing is more destructive than a knee jerk.


18 posted on 03/08/2018 6:30:55 AM PST by fwdude (History has no 'sides;' you're thinking of geometry.)
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To: Jed Eckert

I find it ridiculous that you can vote at 18 but not buy a gun. Isn’t a vote more deadly than a gun? I have objected throughout this process to the manner in which this bill was brought up and passed, not to mention that it does little to address the system failures that allowed the Parkland shooting to occur.

Don’t kid yourself, Scott will sign. He invested his future in the bill from day one. Start lobbying your representatives for at least a partial repeal of this bill.


21 posted on 03/08/2018 6:53:40 AM PST by Boomer One ( ToUsesn)
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To: Jed Eckert

Why do Republicans always pull this crap? Was there any rush for legislation to restrict abortion when Kermit Gosnell was chopping up babies?


22 posted on 03/08/2018 6:54:13 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (If the illegal immigration issue were Social Security, it'd be privatized by now.)
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To: JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; Goldwater Girl; windchime; ...

Florida Freeper


23 posted on 03/08/2018 7:16:41 AM PST by Joe Brower (Nothing is more terrifying than ignorance in action. Particulary when that ignorance is cultivated.)
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To: Jed Eckert
Scott has not said whether he will sign the bill or not.

Scott has done this before on TWO bills that would have abolished alimony in Florida divorce cases. Hemmed and hawed and vacillated before finally wimping out and contradicting previous statements he had made about his intentions.

The ultimate moistened-finger-in-the-wind politician. Do NOT let this guy anywhere near the White House!!


26 posted on 03/08/2018 7:46:57 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Jed Eckert

Just ONE MORE LAW for the law breakers to ignore! Total BS! Scott’s political career could very well be over if he signs it!


27 posted on 03/08/2018 8:05:42 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Jed Eckert

They block all my email addresses now !

They dont want to hear from us .


30 posted on 03/08/2018 8:29:58 AM PST by ncalburt (pidaste)
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To: Jed Eckert

“Give law enforcement more authority to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit or otherwise a threat;”

That could be any of us. This is the slippery slope that turns into an avalanche.


31 posted on 03/08/2018 8:40:34 AM PST by CottonBall (Thank you, Julian!)
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To: Jed Eckert

He’ll sign it! He asked for ALL THESE ATTACKS on gun owners, and a lot more that they didn’t get in the bill.


33 posted on 03/08/2018 8:54:49 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: Jed Eckert

Who decides mentally unfit?? Cop on the street? Some detective??? Or a judge after sufficient medical evidence has been properly presented??


37 posted on 03/08/2018 3:08:58 PM PST by RetiredArmy (We are in the Last Days of human history. Jesus is coming back, & soon! Do U know Him?)
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To: Jed Eckert

Requires 130 hours of training for armed school personnel, PLUS “DIVERSITY TRAINING”!!!!!!

THAT IS MORE TIME THAN THE AVERAGE COP GETS who is required to deal with domestic disputes and road stops and felon apprehrnsion!!

Lunatic bill!!!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/7/7/12118906/police-training-mediation


38 posted on 03/08/2018 5:59:25 PM PST by ZULU (Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - WC)
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To: Jed Eckert

Requires 130 hours of training for armed school personnel, PLUS “DIVERSITY TRAINING”!!!!!!

THAT IS MORE TIME THAN THE AVERAGE COP GETS


39 posted on 03/08/2018 6:00:00 PM PST by ZULU (Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - WC)
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