Hi. The b.a.w.n. thing is fronted by the typical usual suspects out of state (it’s illegal for them to do that, but they don’t care - nudge), but add in some of the big-county/city-down-here totalitarian wannabes (Dade - My-Hammie, Broward - Ft. Liquordale, Hillsborough - Tampa, Orange - Orlando, Nassau - Jacksonville, etc) unknown to most people outside Flori-duh and they’re dangerous to all rights, not just 2A.
There’s going to be direct challenges to the current preemption laws in our state too. Especially in my county - my city’s dear sweet mayor is one of Mr. Bloomberg’s big guns (puns intended). What the typical all-rights-grabbers want is for any county, municipality, unincorporated area and down to the subdivision level - yes really - to be able to set their own 2A laws/regs - if any form of 2A is allowed at all, state laws aside.
Dan, thanks for posting. The article is behind a paywall, so here are some excerpts:
“Passing a ban on assault weapons in Florida will set an example that it is absolutely possible for other states to follow suit, no matter their political affiliation,” said Al Hoffman, a Republican donor and one of the founders of Americans for Gun Safety Now, which has contributed $260,000 to the campaign.
It faces significant obstacles. The signature-gathering process in Florida is onerous, and the ballot language must be approved by a state Supreme Court that leans conservative. Florida also has historically supported few gun restrictions and is home to one of the National Rifle Association’s most powerful lobbyists, Marion Hammer.
The Florida initiative takes a simpler approach, proposing to outlaw all new semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition in either a fixed or detachable magazine. The language is directed at semiautomatic rifles like AK-47s and AR-15s.
It looks like existing owners of “assault weapons” must register them with the government or face mandatory third-degree felony charges for mere possession. No “assault weapons” may be sold or transferred after the date on which the prohibition takes effect. “Assault weapons” are defined as:
Definitions - a) Assault Weapons - For purposes of this subsection, any semiautomatic rifle or shotgun capable of holding more than ten (10) rounds of ammunition at once, either in a fixed or detachable magazine, or any other ammunition feeding device.
This seems like the beginning of the end for lawfull owners of Americas favorite sporting rifle. The common AR-15 rifle owned by the average American ,is not an assault weapon . It is not select fire which is what defines assault weapons. 1 pull of the trigger equals 1 bullet fired. SEMI AUTOMATIC, I guess to some uneducated people , the civilian version looks scary. I’m sorry but feelings do not over rule Rights under our constitution.
Thank you Dan. So much for our Rights in the sunshine state. Seems to me , many states want to follow in the footsteps of CA & NY PITTY
Hi. The b.a.w.n. thing is fronted by the typical usual suspects out of state (it’s illegal for them to do that, but they don’t care - nudge), but add in some of the big-county/city-down-here totalitarian wannabes (Dade - My-Hammie, Broward - Ft. Liquordale, Hillsborough - Tampa, Orange - Orlando, Nassau - Jacksonville, etc) unknown to most people outside Flori-duh and they’re dangerous to all rights, not just 2A.
There’s going to be direct challenges to the current preemption laws in our state too. Especially in my county - my city’s dear sweet mayor is one of Mr. Bloomberg’s big guns (puns intended). What the typical all-rights-grabbers want is for any county, municipality, unincorporated area and down to the subdivision level - yes really - to be able to set their own 2A laws/regs - if any form of 2A is allowed at all, state laws aside.
Dan, thanks for posting. The article is behind a paywall, so here are some excerpts:
The Florida ballot measure from BAWN (Ban Assault Weapons NOW) is here: https://bawnfl.org/amendment.html
It looks like existing owners of “assault weapons” must register them with the government or face mandatory third-degree felony charges for mere possession. No “assault weapons” may be sold or transferred after the date on which the prohibition takes effect. “Assault weapons” are defined as:
This seems fairly broad.
This seems like the beginning of the end for lawfull owners of Americas favorite sporting rifle. The common AR-15 rifle owned by the average American ,is not an assault weapon . It is not select fire which is what defines assault weapons. 1 pull of the trigger equals 1 bullet fired. SEMI AUTOMATIC, I guess to some uneducated people , the civilian version looks scary. I’m sorry but feelings do not over rule Rights under our constitution.