A new Florida bill would allow people to carry guns without a concealed weapons permit, but over the last two days in the Legislature. it's taken fire from both gun advocates and opponents.
Still, the measure cleared the Senate panel Monday on a 5-3 vote. The House Judiciary Committee also voted 17-6 Tuesday to advance its version of the legislation .Florida Pulse: Look for open carry discussions next session
“Why is it that my Republican supermajority Legislature in this state cannot seem to back up their own talk, their own advertising, their own describing of this bill?” Chris Rose of Alachua County, told House members Tuesday. Trump alienated many supporters in 2018 by announcing support for gun safety legislation, including expanded background checks and limiting some gun purchases – efforts long opposed by the National Rifle Association.
A DeSantis spokesman Tuesday didn’t deal directly with the open carry dispute. Press Secretary Bryan Griffin pointed to comments the governor has made praising “constitutional carry.” Florida’s concealed weapons permitting would continue, under the proposal, since some permitholders might want them to carry concealed weapons in other states, under reciprocity agreements, supporters said.
Meanwhile, a group of student leaders from Florida State University and Florida A&M University joined Democratic lawmakers on the steps of the old Capitol building to protest the bill.
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