Ve haf vays of dealing mit you - und ju better du vat ve tell ju tu du.
Posted on 05/19/2009 12:29:14 PM PDT by mojitojoe
TALLAHASSEE — As more people in Florida seek concealed weapons permits, Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson wants Gov. Charlie Crist to veto a $6-million raid on a fund that pays for the program.
Bronson's request presents a timely opportunity for Crist to score political points with gun owners just as he's embarking on a race for the U.S. Senate.
In a letter to Crist, Bronson cited "unprecedented growth" in applications for gun permits that has created a "tremendous backlog" of cases to be processed. All applicants are subject to criminal background checks.
To balance the $66.5 billion state budget that takes effect July 1, legislators swept nearly $600 million from dozens of accounts known as trust funds. Most funds are sustained with fees that pay for specific programs.
The Division of Licensing trust fund consists of fees paid by applicants for concealed weapons permits as well as security, investigative and recovery licenses. Bronson's office said the $6 million sweep would leave between $2 million and $3 million in the fund.
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Don’t @#%(@)# with Charles Bronson’s guns.
“Charles Bronson” - pro-gun - makes sense to me...
The picture is going to make the rounds in lib-world.
Some of that money is money that people have mailed in to obtain their license. They were running so far behind that Crist asked for emergency funds and got them. Basically, they stole peoples money.
Good point. If nothing else, their heads will explode. Keep it up.
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