The police in Florida are very supportive of citizens legally carrying guns, and any honest citizen can easily get a permit to carry a gun. The procedure is fast and easy to get a ccw, and all the cops I know in Florida are pro-gun and support shall issue ccw.
The Police chief said he was going after illegal guns, not legal guns.
Not exactly, he said "What we can do — and what the focus of our initiative is — is to make sure no one is carrying a weapon illegally".
Since it's already illegal for criminals to carry guns, or even to have them, the only additional measures are to go after non-criminals carrying guns. Now that's probably illegal too, carrying guns without permission from the state,that is, but Florida's Constitution provides: "(a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law." Thus any changes must be in the "manner of bearing arms". A ban, without state permission, is not regulation, it's a ban. The similar provision of the US Constitution provides: "..the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". I guess this guy doesn't understand the meaning of "not" or "infringed".