Coming Soon!

The Florida legislature is going to be in session soon and the gun bills are already being filed.

 Bills and synopsis copied from article:

HB 17: Rep. Joel Rudman, R-Navarre, wants to establish what he calls a “three-day shot clock” that will limit the waiting period for a firearms purchase to three business days. This would allow a buyer to acquire a firearm whether or not a mandatory background check has been completed.

SB 96: Filed by Sen. Shevrin Jones, D-Miami Gardens, the "Self-Defense Restoration Act" would effectively repeal Florida’s landmark “Stand Your Ground” law and prohibit the use of deadly force when a person can safely retreat without the use of force.

SB 130/HB 209: Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, and Rep. Michelle Rayner, D-St. Petersburg, want to ban guns from buildings, facilities and programs funded by a government entity, including playgrounds, hospitals, residential facilities and libraries.

HB 279/SB 15: Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, and Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, propose a ban on the sale or transfer of an assault weapon or large capacity magazine. The proposed ban covers 15 weapons in the AR series, 21 in the AK series, and 40 other specific assault weapons and magazines.

SB 176: Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Fort Lauderdale would revise regulations for the safe storage of firearms to make it a criminal offense for a minor not to properly secure and store a firearm.

SB 180/HB 145; SB 182/HB 155: The two proposals from Rep. Dan Daley, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Polsky would establish "Jaime's Law," named for Jaime Guttenberg, one of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. SB 180/HB 145 imposes a background check for the purchase of ammunition; SB 182/HB 145 is a public records exemption for people who made a legal purchase.

SB 206/HB 489: Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, and Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, want to clarify that a minor must have been adjudicated delinquent of an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult to lose the right to possess a firearm, ammunition, electric weapon and carry a concealed weapon.

HB 259/SB 270: Rep. Katherine Waldron, D-Wellington, filed a stray bullet bill that makes it a first-degree misdemeanor when a target shooter’s bullets leave the confines of their property.

SB 518/HB 291: Polsky and Rep. Christine Hunshofsky, D-Parkland, want stricter requirements for background checks on purchases, and the safe storage of firearms, along with a mandate that all firearm sales and transfers be conducted by and processed through a licensed dealer.

HB 485: Rep. Robbie Brackett, R-Vero Beach, would require the county sheriff or local police chief to return to a suspect upon request any weapon confiscated during an arrest. The measure prohibits law enforcement from requesting a court order to release weapons.

I tend to agree with GOA's Valdez that we have a supermajority up there, why can't we get genuinely pro-gun laws passed?