ALL CONSTITUTION LOVING FLORIDIANS AND
VETERANS -
IF THIS IS TRUE ! - WE
MUST ATTACK THIS MOVEMENT WITH ALL THE FURY WE CAN MUSTER
FL: SHERIFFS
ASSOCIATION OPPOSES CITIZEN’S RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
March 31, 2014
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Follow the links below to watch the YouTube video of some of the
testimony before the Florida House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 17,
2014, as they consider a bill that would add, during a forced evacuation and
state of emergency, to the exceptions that already exist to allow carrying a
concealed firearm, without a permit.
The bill is HB-209, “Firearms During Mandatory Evacuation” and
is sponsored by Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen, and others.
When called to speak before the audience, the Florida Sheriff’s
Association advocate said that the Association supports the 2nd Amendment to
the United States Constitution, “But, in our opinion, there is a difference
between owning a firearm and carrying one concealed on your person.”
A Florida National Guard spokesman, standing in for General
Titshaw of St Augustine, said that the citizen military organization supports
the bill, as written, as did the citizen activist group, “Florida Carry”, and
the advocacy organization National Rifle Association.
The final vote on the bill by the House Judiciary Committee was
17-1. The 12 Republican committee members and 5 of the 6 Democrats voted to
support the bill. However, the companion bill in the Senate has been
temporarily postponed by the panel twice. On Tuesday, April 1, at 3:00 p.m.,
the Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Committee of
the Florida Legislature meets to consider a bill allowing people to carry
concealed weapons without a permit when complying with a mandatory evacuation.
The committee meets in room 37 of the Senate building.
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