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Of Course Guns Have Nothing To Do With It

August 11, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 73 Comments

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Mountains of evidence link America’s mass killings to the massive amount of guns in circulation, but let’s go ahead and pretend that guns have nothing to do with it, nor the absence of sensible gun control.

Ollie North Patrols Flagler With Sheriff Staly, One of 5 Finalists for NRA’s Officer Of the Year

February 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, an NRA Officer of the Year nominee, patrolled and dined with Oliver North on Monday. (FCSO)

Oliver North, the ex-felon of Iran-Contra fame and current NRA president, was in town to film footage with Sheriff Rick Staly, one of five nominees for the NRA’s Officer of the Year Award.

Emails May Be ‘Disgusting,’ But Judge Dismisses Part of NRA Lobbyist Hammer’s Lawsuit

November 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer, circa 1982. (Florida Memory)

A federal judge said Hammer was not threatened and the ugly emails she received are protected by the First Amendment. She received emails she objected to from three other men.

Open Court Proceedings Require NRA-Backed Gun Litigants To Be Named, Florida Argues

September 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Two teens are conflating the right to bear arms with the non-existent right to sue anonymously. (Martin Suhl)

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is asking a federal appeals court to reject arguments that two 19-year-olds should be able to remain anonymous in a challenge to a new state gun law.

22 of Florida’s 67 School Districts Are Using Armed Personnel as “Guardians” to Comply With Law

August 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Those behind the guns won;t be as discernible as school resource deputies. (Freddie Brown)

The guardian program approved by lawmakers has been controversial, with most districts, including Flagler County, rejecting the idea of training school personnel to be armed.

Schools Are Safer Than Your Home

August 13, 2018 | Pierre Tristam | 11 Comments

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We’re making fortresses of the safest places in America, out of fear that one of those 120,000 schools might at some point be the target of a shooting.

Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns

July 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The epidemic of gun violence that kills 96 people a day is focused on mental illness. But a little-known problem is what to do about firearms in homes of aging Americans with dementia.

State Objects to Anonymity of 19 Year Old Woman Seeking to Join NRA Lawsuit

May 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Lawyers for Attorney General Pam Bondi asked a federal judge to deny the anonymity request, calling it unjustified, and open court proceedings more important.

Florida Woman Seeks Anonymity in NRA Lawsuit, Citing Potential Threats to Her Safety

May 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The woman wants to join the National Rifle Association’s challenge to a new Florida law that made it illegal to sell guns to anyone under age 21.

10 Florida Cities Challenge State Law Barring Local Governments From Passing Gun Ordinances

April 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Elected officials from 10 Florida cities are challenging an NRA-backed state law that imposes strict penalties on local lawmakers for enacting gun ordinances.

Nobody Knows How Many Kids Get
Caught With Guns in School. Here’s Why.

March 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Lax reporting by schools, lax oversight by state and federal authorities make it nearly impossible to say just how many students get caught taking firearms into public schools each year.

NRA Files Challenge Moments After Gov. Scott Signs School-Safety and Gun-Control Bill

March 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott was flanked by parents of teenagers killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day when he signed the school-safety law. (NSF)

The new law raises the permissible age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and imposes a three-day waiting period for the purchase of rifles and other long guns, among other provisions.

Florida Senate Backs Arming Teachers And Rejects Assault Weapons Ban

March 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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The Senate plan and a similar House proposal would allow school boards to decide whether they want to implement a “marshal” proposal to arm certain teachers.

Ban on Assault-Type Guns Fails in Raucous Hearing, Training and Arming Teachers Passes

February 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

The scene inside the Senate Rules Committee hearing room Monday. (NSF)

The intense debate came during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on a broad package addressing school safety, guns and mental health, in response to this month’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people, including 14 students, dead.

Claiming “Nothing Will Be Done” On Guns Lets NRA Off the Hook, Overstating Its Strength

February 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Chants of 'Enough is enough!' reverberated down the street as hundreds of people gathered for a gun-control rally on the steps of the federal courthouse in Ft. Lauderdale, in response to a mass shooting at a Broward County high school on Wednesday. Saturday’s speakers included students and teachers who survived the horrific event at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland --- the second-deadliest mass school shooting in the nation’s history --- along with state and local elected officials and others. (News Service of Florida)

NRA influence has limits, and there’s evidence it’s on the wane, but fatalism spares opponents of gun reform from even having to make their arguments for protecting the gun lobby.

In the Name of the Father, the Son and Ammunition: Lawmakers Favor Guns in Churches

January 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The Florida House and Senate have started moving forward with measures that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on the grounds of churches and other religious institutions that include schools.

Lawmakers File Bill to Ban AR-15-Like
Weapon Used in Orlando Massacre

January 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

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Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, announced they are sponsoring a proposal (SB 254) that would ban so-called assault rifles and “large capacity” ammunition magazines.

Bowing to NRA, Scott Skips Over Court Pick Who’d Blocked “Stand Your Ground” Shift

June 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The bill Rep. Charles McBurney, R-Jacksonville, had opposed and that died during this year’s legislative session would have shifted the burden of proof in Stand Your Ground cases from the defense to the prosecution.

As Exceptionally American As It Gets

June 17, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 31 Comments

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Our mass shootings have developed their own set rituals and denials, none so lethal as the complicity with murder that blames the wrong targets while excusing guns.

NRA Calls for Renewed and Extended Hunt Of Florida Bears that “Terrorize Homeowners”

June 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Florida wildlife officials approved a controversial bear hunt last year but have not made a decision about another hunt yet. They’re expected to receive a staff recommendation by June 22.

NRA Pressuring Gov. Scott to Block Rep. Charles McBurney’s Bench Bid

May 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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McBurney, R-Jacksonville, angered Second Amendment advocates during this year’s legislative session when his committee did not move forward with a measure tied to the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law.

Florida Senate’s Latest Bow to Guns: Allowing Them in Airport Terminals

February 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The measure would allow people to continue carrying sidearms in the areas of airports up to where passengers go through the security-screening process.

More Public Record Exemptions For Gun Owners, This Time For Hunters and Fishermen

February 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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People getting hunting, fishing and boating licenses and certificates from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would be shielded from public record disclosures.

In Rare Defeat for NRA in Florida, Lawmakers Kill Broader Stand Your Ground Measure

November 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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A National Rifle Association-backed measure that could have made it easier legally for people to claim self-defense in shooting incidents failed to get through its first House committee on Tuesday.

Campus Gun Bill Advances in House While Opponents Pitch More Police Funding

November 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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If the aim of more guns is to prevent more rapes on campus, one opponent of the legislation said more police officers would provide better protection.

NRA’ Misinformation, Mendacity and Victim-Blaming Take a Dive Into Rabbit Holes

October 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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More guns do not lead to less crime. More guns lead to more crime, argues Julie Delegal, who sees NRA zealots misrepresented the facts on guns with junk science wrapped in blame-the-victim hysteria.

At Least 10 Killed at Oregon College Where Students Are Allowed to Carry Guns

October 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

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A gunman murdered at least 10 people and wounded at least 20 Thursday morning at Umpqua Community College in Southwest Oregon, in one of seven states where guns on campus are allowed.

Cocked Again, College-Campus Gun Bill Makes It Through First Two Legislative Hurdles

September 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The concealed-carry legislation won support from criminal-justice committees in the Florida House and Senate but is widely opposed by academic leaders.

Lawmakers Reload to Allow Students to Carry Concealed Weapons on Florida Campuses

August 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The proposal drew heavy debate during the 2015 legislative session, with gun-rights advocates supporting the idea and many university-system leaders opposing it.

That Other American Exceptionalism:
Right-Wing Terrorism

June 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 174 Comments

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For all the wasted blood spilled on ISIS and al-Qaeda, the real terrorist threat is neither far away nor foreign. It speaks English. It’s white. It’s American. And it’s sanctified by the NRA’s liturgy of guns today, guns tomorrow, guns forever.

Proposal Allowing Concealed Guns in Schools, Largely Opposed By Flagler Board, Dies

April 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Bills that would lead to guns at schools have traditionally faced an uphill challenge in the Senate, which is more moderate on such issues than the House.

Guess Who’s Rethinking Guns In Schools: Colleen Conklin May Not Oppose Designating Concealed Carriers, But She’s In a Minority

April 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Most Flagler County School Board members, the superintendent and the sheriff say school officers, not individuals carrying concealed weapons, can best address security needs in local schools. A bill making its way through the Legislature would allow school boards to designate employees or volunteers to carry concealed weapons.

Guns and Ammo Included In Sales Tax Holiday Florida Lawmakers Are Set To Approve

March 31, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Guns and ammunition remain in a proposed Independence Day sales-tax holiday on hunting gear that is part of a wide-ranging tax cut package that advanced Tuesday in the House.

Don’t Add Guns to “Toxic Mix” of Booze, Drugs and Academic Pressures on Campus, Opponents Say

March 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Members of Everytown for Gun Safety and the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a small rally on the steps of the Old Capitol Monday before meeting with mostly Democratic lawmakers.

Bill Would Allow Gun-Carrying Without Concealed-Weapons Permit During Evacuations

March 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

An NRA-supported measure that failed last year now has sheriffs’ backing, and would allow legal gun owners to carry their guns without licenses in the first 48 hours after emergency evacuation orders are given.

Guns on Florida Campuses: University System Says No, Citing Values and Protection

February 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Florida’s university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns on campus, saying it would jeopardize providing a safe and secure learning environment.

8 Weeks After FSU Shooting, House Panel Approves Concealed Guns on Florida Campuses

January 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Currently, people are banned from carrying such weapons at Florida colleges and universities, with the exception of stun guns or similar devices. Data show that 246,632 Floridians between the ages of 21 and 35 have concealed carry permits.

Assault Weapons Don’t Kill People.
Handguns Kill People.

September 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

It turns out that big, scary military rifles don’t kill the vast majority of the 11,000 Americans murdered with guns each year. Little handguns do. Yet Democrats and anti-gun advocates keep focusing on renewing the defunct assault-weapons ban.

How the NRA Treats Gun Owners Like Children

August 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The statistical risk of dying by gunshot increases dramatically when you possess a gun in your home. So does your spouse’s and child’s risk. It’s a health risk like unprotected sex. Doctors can ask about unprotected sex. Why not ask about guns?

Can Felons, Barred From Carrying Weapons, Still Claim Stand Your Ground? Court Will Decide.

July 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court will consider whether convicted felons have the right to claim immunity under the state’s controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law, even if they are barred from possessing guns in the first place.

Democrats Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research; NRA Calls It “Unethical”

May 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Since 1996, when a small CDC-funded study on the risks of owning a firearm ignited opposition from Republicans, the CDC’s budget for research on firearms injuries has shrunk to zero. Two Congressional Democrats are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would restart such research, for $10 million.

National Data Blank: Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?

May 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

While the number of gun murders has decreased in recent years, there’s debate over whether this reflects a drop in the total number of shootings, or an improvement in how many lives emergency room doctors can save. We don’t even know if the number of people shot annually has gone up or down over the last 10 years.

Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Minor Changes to Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law

March 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Michael Dunn, left, and George Zimmerman, who both killed black, unarmed teen-agers in what they claimed were self-defense acts, brought attention to Florida's Stand Your Ground law, which gives broad protection to shooters even in cases where self-defense is not clearly established.

The bill would clarify that a law enforcement agency must fully investigate whether a person claiming self-defense has lawfully used force. It also would no longer preclude lawsuits from third parties who are injured by negligent conduct used in self-defense.

NRA-Backed Measure to Let Armed Vets and Ex-Cops In Schools Triggers Controversy

March 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Under the bill, opposed by the state School Board Association, principals and school superintendents could appoint staff members or volunteers who are military veterans with honorable discharges, active military or retired law enforcement officials as gun-toting “designees.”

Latest NRA Push: Let County Tax Collectors Issue Concealed-Weapons Permits

February 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston may want to hang a couple of guns next to the license plates to advertise a new proposed service. (© FlaglerLive)

The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider a proposal that would allow county tax collectors to accept applications for concealed-weapon or firearms licenses. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services currently accepts the applications at regional locations, but supporters of the bill say it would address increasing demands. The proposal comes as lawmakers move forward with bills backed by the National Rifle Association. But it also comes as a verdict this weekend in a highly publicized Jacksonville shooting places renewed focus on Florida’s gun laws.

Russian Roulette: Gun Owners and Their Temperament

February 7, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The decision to keep a gun handy makes you a bad risk—not only for insurance companies, but for those of us who feel we have a right to go to the movies, the mall, or sit in our own backyard without having to worry about a gun owner whose bursitis is acting up or who is simply having a bad day.

Sparks, Nevada

October 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Today, a DUI not only can earn you prison time, but also can thwart your education options and permanently alter your career aspirations. Drunken drivers are punished by a torrent of national condemnation. Why can we not summon the same collective rage when it comes to guns?

Glory Glory Hallelujah: Another Mass Shooting, and the NRA Marches On

September 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

To propose reasonable, sane gun laws amid the gun lobby’s arsenal of lies, distortions and demagoguery has become pointless, argues Steve Robinson, as the nation picks up the wreckage of Aaron Alexis and the Navy Yard shooting.

The Agonizing Over, Gov. Scott Signs Bill to Restrict Gun Buying from Mentally Ill

June 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott defended his support for the Second Amendment as he signed a narrowly-focused firearms bill into law Friday, making it harder for the mentally ill to buy guns. The bill (HB 1355) blocks firearms purchases by some people who voluntarily admit themselves for mental-health treatment.

NRA Bragging Rights: Arrogant, Mercenary, Irresponsible

June 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The NRA used to be a gun-safety group. Now it tells us we need to be armed in order to fight our own government, writes Steve Robinson, obscuring the responsibilities of gun ownership while legitimizing fringe fanatics. Paul Miller’s murder of Dana Mulhall in Flagler Beach is our own Exhibit A of this dangerous trend.

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