Prevent Gun Violence in Florida
All three candidates for Orange County sheriff are calling for changes to the Stand Your Ground law, a controversial measure which has once again propelled Florida into the national spotlight in the wake of a deadly shooting. For full Orlando Sentinel story click here
© Getty Images Analysis by The Hill: In his op-ed on May 24, pro-gun commentator John Lott contends that Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws will cost lives and that making guns more readily accessible is the answer to gun violence. The opposite is true. Significant evidence shows that CAP laws save lives, and the defensive…
The Quinnipiac poll shows that a large majority of Florida Voters favor an assault weapons ban and want large-column magazines banned. They also oppose arming teachers. Click here for the the Politico Florida report on this recent poll.
A provision in Senate Bill 740 requested by Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner would allow Concealed Carry Permits to be issues without a completed background check. In this TBT’s Editorial analysis of background checks in Florida, it is clear why this is such a bad idea. Click here for the Tampa Bay Times Editorial. Click here for…
Tampa Bay Times columnist Daniel Ruth is clearly shocked by the lack of transparency of this addition to a comprehensive Agriculture bill, “Putnam snuck the “Background check! We don’t need no stinking background check finished!” deep into a 114-page bill regulating stuff like livestock, telephone solicitations and oyster harvesting. Oh, the mischief that happens in…
Casting aside any criticism politicizing tragedy, Orlando state Sen. Linda Stewart, Orlando state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and a statewide coalition demanded talks Wednesday on gun law reforms, particularly on their bills banning sales of semi-automatic weapon and high-capacity magazines in Florida. Read the full article here.
Mayra Alvear, whose 25-year-old daughter was killed at Pulse nightclub, on Wednesday urged Florida lawmakers to ban assault weapons, so other families would not have to suffer the “horrific nightmare” she endured. Read the full article here.
This is a tragic story in the Tampa Bay Times. One day last week, 4-year-old Yanelly Zoller reached into her grandmother’s purse looking for candy, her father says. Instead, she found a gun. She accidently pulled the trigger and was shot in the chest. In Florida one child is shot every 17 hours. To read…
“We believe that this is really not about the Second Amendment, it’s about public safety,” [Coalition Co-chair] Patti Brigham said. “It’s about what we saw at Pulse and what we saw at the Fort Lauderdale airport, I think that message is starting to resonate.” Click here for the full Sentinel story.
Decision Florida | Gun Laws | 90.7 WMFE's Abe Aboraya On now: Decision Florida show about gun legislation with 90.7 WMFE health reporter Abe Aboraya. He's talking gun bills moving through the Florida Legislature with Republican attorney Wade Vose and League of Women Voters of Florida's Patricia M. Brigham.Leave your questions about gun laws in…
