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Second Amendment

In less Than 24 Hours, an ‘Open Carry’ Bill Is Introduced then Re-Holstered, Disappointing Advocates

March 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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But a permitless carry bill proceeds. That bill, HB 543, would repeal the requirement that Floridians who carry a concealed weapon must get a license through the state. It would also mean Floridians would not have to take a gun safety and training course.

Renner Proposal Would Allow Floridians to Carry Guns Without a Permit or Safety Class

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Kirk Chong of Larry's Guns and Ammo in Bunnell teaches gun-safety classes several times a month. He says an individual must be confident about his or her ability to own a gun. If not, the individual should seek less-lethal alternatives. (© FlaglerLive)

Calling the proposal an effort to “remove the government permission slip,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses or currently-required gun-safety classes.

Easy Access to Guns Contributes to America’s Youth Suicide Problem

August 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Between 2011 and 2020, the most recent decade for which data is available, 14,763 children ages 5-17 died by suicide in the U.S. – a rate of approximately four deaths every day. Over 40% of these suicides involved a firearm. The great majority of guns involved in youth suicides come from the victim’s home or the home of a relative.

Why Can’t Florida’s Medical Pot Patients Buy Guns? Ag Commissioner Fried Challenges U.S. Law

July 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is challenging the federal government over restrictions on medical-marijuana patients buying guns. (Tom, Urban/NSF)

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is relying on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to support arguments in a challenge to federal regulations that make it illegal for medical-marijuana patients to buy guns.

Attorney General and NRA Use New Decision to Challenge Under-21 Gun Restrictions

June 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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As they battle over a 2018 Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to buy rifles and other long guns, attorneys for the state and the National Rifle Association are trying to use a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling to bolster their arguments.

Supreme Court Brandishes Second Amendment Rights to New Heights

June 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A U.S. Supreme Court decision released on Jun 23, 2022, loosens state restrictions on carrying concealed firearms.

For most of the history of the court, Second Amendment rights have been seen as distinct, more dangerous and thus more open to regulation. Now, the majority of justices has invoked a major change, with implications for many rights and regulations in American society.

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Concealed Carry Laws, Expands Gun Rights

June 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

New York's concealed carry law will need to resemble that of Florida's. (© FlaglerLive)

The court ruled that New York’s concealed carry law violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution — a major decision that expands the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The opinion came at the same time Congress is considering new gun control legislation following two deadly mass shootings.

Influential NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer, 83, Retires Into ‘Gunshine State’ Sunset

June 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Hammer, 83, successfully shepherded a host of measures that helped to earn Florida the “Gunshine State” moniker and made it a launching pad for gun-related laws that later took hold throughout the country.

Did the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Diminish Mass Shootings? Yes.

June 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The risk of a person in the U.S. dying in a mass shooting was 70% lower during the period in which the assault weapons ban was active. The proportion of overall gun homicides resulting from mass shootings was also down, with nine fewer mass-shooting-related fatalities per 10,000 shooting deaths.

The Legal Age to Buy Assault Weapons Doesn’t Make Sense

June 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

A boy examines a gun at the National Rifle Association annual convention on May 28, 2022, in Houston.

Considering someone an adult once they turn 18 is a relatively recent trend, and it’s not clear that it can stand up to public scrutiny as a meaningful threshold for legally purchasing firearms.

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