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The Florida State legislature has taken steps towards securing Second Amendment rights by eliminating restrictions on firearms. The measures, which will be enacted on October 1, will impose penalties on public officials who pass or enforce gun regulations at the state level. Violators face a $5,000 personal fine and may risk being removed from office by the governor. ....
According to the Orlando Sentinel, changes are already underway in the Sunshine State as a result of the newly signed law:
Orange County employees have started removing ‘no firearms’ signs at county parks, and soon they’ll probably black out the same words on brochures. In Groveland, leaders recently erased from the books an ordinance that banned firing a gun into the air….in Boca Raton, the “no guns allowed” sign has come down at City Hall. In Lake County, commissioners recently deleted a provision in an ordinance that would have banned firearms on public lands, including its parks.
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By the way, congrats on your first nonunion thread, Bill.will impose penalties on public officials who pass or enforce gun regulations at the state level. Violators face a $5,000 personal fine and may risk being removed from office by the governor. ....
This is the best 2A news I have ever read. As long as these legal precedents keep getting set, there is hope for this cornhole of a state.
By the way, congrats on your first nonunion thread, Bill.
It finally gives teeth to the state to enforce their preemption clause. This will do away with alot of local ordinances such as no carrying in public parks and the like. However, there is a weird bit in the statutes that contradicts itself. State Constitution says 3-5 day waiting period but a statute says no more than 3 day waiting period.
This is one of the few cases of "good law" that there is - one that imposes clear, enforceable and painful penalties on government officials for abusing their power.Bill every time a personal penalty is attached to .gov misconduct I only see it as a good thing.
This is the best 2A news I have ever read. As long as these legal precedents keep getting set, there is hope for this cornhole of a state.
By the way, congrats on your first nonunion thread, Bill.
This is the best 2A news I have ever read.
Politicians generally behave better than criminals only in that they change their behavior when sanctioned. Otherwise, they will expand to fit their container.I'm not saying the law is bad. I didn't quote the thing I was really responded to:
Sure, I suppose it's good. But honestly, WTF is the matter in Florida that the cities aren't already well aware they will get hammered for violating the pre-emption laws? Penalties are fine, I guess I would rather the state's local officials have some respect for the law in the first place. And that the AG do their damned job and hammer towns that violate the pre-emption.
.... I guess I would rather the state's local officials have some respect for the law in the first place. And that the AG do their damned job and hammer towns that violate the pre-emption.
Palm Beach County commissioners are considering challenging new state legislation that will require them to repeal tougher gun laws that they've passed in recent years.
A new Florida law will fine counties that have more stringent gun laws than the state.
Under the new law, Palm Beach County would have to repeal several county gun laws, including bringing guns to a park or child-care facilities and shooting a gun east of the 20-mile bend.
"The fact is guns kill people," county Commissioner Burt Aaronson says.
That's why he says his fellow commissioners are looking to challenge the new state law.
"What we're doing now is we're going forward and having our attorneys look into lawsuits that we may bring against the state and challenge it, and if we have to we'll go to the Supreme Court," Aaronson says.....
"The fact is guns kill people," county Commissioner Burt Aaronson says.