Lawrence Mower of the Tampa Bay Times examines the current record of Florida’s new attorney general, Ashley Moody, and confers with lead counsel of Florida Carry, Eric Friday, on the lobbying group’s perspective. Read full article
Lawmakers seek to expand red flag petition authority
Florida state lawmakers will discuss a plan to expand law that removes guns from people considered a threat to themselves or others, known as the red flag law. Currently, law enforcement must petition a judge for a Risk Protection Order (RPO), but lawmakers seek to expand that ability to both guardians and siblings. With an RPO, an individual can lose their right to keep guns and ammunition for up to a year. Russell Colburn with Action News Jax spoke with Florida gun law attorney Eric Friday about the potential danger for an increase in false and/or frivolous petitions.
Lawmakers file bill to ban AR-15-like weapon used in Orlando massacre
In the wake of mass shootings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the Fort Lauderdale airport, three Florida lawmakers filed legislation to ban “assault rifles”, such as the Sig Sauer MCX semi-automatic, and large capacity magazines.
