Proposed Florida Open Carry Law

[twyacht]

I too received the Leg. Alert that Peg posted, and I replied. I also included some of those famous quotes from OUR FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION.

"The Constitutions of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
Thomas Jefferson.

"Arms in the hands of citizens (may) be used at individual discretion...in private self defense..."
John Adams, A defense of the Constitutions of the Government of the USA, 471 (1788).

and a zinger:

"Gun Control - A theory espoused by some monumentally stupid people; who claim to believe, against all logic and common sense, that a violent predator who ignores the laws prohibiting them from robbing, raping, kidnapping, torturing and killing their fellow human beings will obey a law telling them that they cannot own a gun."
OldNoob

This needs to pass.

[fullautovalmet76]

They "temporarily postponed" S. 234 today. I am contacting the bill's author to find out why and will post when I get more info.

There is an amendement filed:
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0234/Amendment/180224/PDF

There is an analysis of the original bill too:
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0234/Analyses/Q1nIOL42A3EbL1k7Ja2OyH0FPng=|7/Public/Bills/0200-0299/0234/Analysis/2011s0234.pre.cj.PDF

Let's keep pushing it!
-FA

[fullautovalmet76]

Here's some more news on the proposed OC law:
It appears the Senate version of the bill has made it to the floor but the house version is still in committee. We have to contact house and senate members this week to ensure this law sees the light of day.

The house speaker sent the following memo stating that any bill that has not made it out of committee in either chamber by the end of the week will not be heard this session: http://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?DocumentType=Press%20Release&FileName=321

The house bill is number 517 and it is in the house judiciary committee:
http://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/committeesdetail.aspx?SessionId=66&CommitteeId=2594

Let's contact the committee chair and the members of this committee to demand they allow this bill to move forward for a vote on the floor.

Thanks!
-FA

[PegLeg45]

I got an email alert on this yesterday also. I didn't go back over this thread to inspect the particulars, but in the email I noticed one of the provisions of the bill is long-gun purchases and transfers for contiguous states.



The email:

Members and friends,

We’re down to the wire. On Wednesday, the Florida Senate will vote on SB 234. This bill includes open carry, vehicle carry, DOACS fingerprint authorization, and long gun/shotgun contiguous state purchase authorization.

Of course, the most contentious element is open carry. This is going to be a squeaker, folks. By now, the Senators should have already made up their minds. Nonetheless, we are requesting one last push to deliver this baby.

Please take a moment and fire up your e-mail clients one more time. Thank you for your continued support, and with any luck, we’ll be seeing you at an open carry picnic sometime in the near future!

Feel free to use the e-mail helper below, and thank you again for your solid support. We’re almost there, and we just need a final push to get this bill to the Governor’s desk for his promised signature.

E-mail Helper (feel free to cut, copy, paste, and edit to suit)
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UBJECT:  Vote for Open Carry in SB 234

Dear Senator,

Senate Bill 234 deserves your support, as do the 801,219 active concealed carry licensees who have patiently waited for this bill for over 23 years. Governor Scott has already stated he will sign the bill as a 2nd Amendment supporter and open carry advocate. Florida is one of only seven states that do not permit some form of general open carry. The objections raised by law enforcement and retail associations make no mention that the practice of open carry is successful in 43 states, nor do they acknowledge their dire predictions are the same “blood in the streets” arguments of almost a quarter-century ago. Those predictions have been proven unfounded.


Please help support the law abiding carriers of Florida and vote in favor of SB 234.


Respectfully yours,

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