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breamfisher
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Florida has a downward slide due to gun control

G&A regularly ranks each state based on gun legislation. This year they ranked FL in at #23. While still in the top half, that's a bit lower than the state's previous ranking of #12.
http://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/best-states-for-gun-owners-2018/327233
Per the article:
The Florida Legislature was the epicenter of the gun control movement this spring, with hundreds of protesters gathering at the capital in the wake of the Parkland Shooting. I was there and it was ugly. The Legislature responded by passing a bill that banned long gun sales to 18-20 year olds, banned “bump stocks”, created a three-day waiting period for nearly all firearm sales and created a means of seizing firearms via “Risk Protection Orders”. The bright spot in the bill was the establishment of a “Guardian” program that would arm certain school officials but the 132 hours of mandated training, including 80 hours of firearms training, seems pretty excessive. Oh, and don’t forget the additional 12 hours of required diversity training. But for this latest affront to Florida’s law-abiding gun owners, the state remains highly-ranked in our survey thanks to one of the nation’s most successful shall-issue permit systems, a thriving competitive shooting culture and an excellent Castle Doctrine statute. (Previous ranking: 12)
The Guardian program, IMHO, is one of those "well, we did something" programs in regards to arming school officials. 132 hours is a bit of time to go through, and the 80 hours of firearm training probably has to be paid for by the teacher/administrator themselves. A lot of schools have instead gone to resource officers with the sheriff's department, or the sheriff's departments have put a guardian in place: basically someone who meets qualifications and is able to respond to emergencies.
Of note is that the legislature (Republican) and current governor (Republican) passed the laws that allowed this skid. I know, I know, "think how much worse it would be with the Democrats in office." It's still pretty restrictive. Minimum age of 21 for any firearm sales? 11 positions is a pretty big slide.
http://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/best-states-for-gun-owners-2018/327233
Per the article:
The Florida Legislature was the epicenter of the gun control movement this spring, with hundreds of protesters gathering at the capital in the wake of the Parkland Shooting. I was there and it was ugly. The Legislature responded by passing a bill that banned long gun sales to 18-20 year olds, banned “bump stocks”, created a three-day waiting period for nearly all firearm sales and created a means of seizing firearms via “Risk Protection Orders”. The bright spot in the bill was the establishment of a “Guardian” program that would arm certain school officials but the 132 hours of mandated training, including 80 hours of firearms training, seems pretty excessive. Oh, and don’t forget the additional 12 hours of required diversity training. But for this latest affront to Florida’s law-abiding gun owners, the state remains highly-ranked in our survey thanks to one of the nation’s most successful shall-issue permit systems, a thriving competitive shooting culture and an excellent Castle Doctrine statute. (Previous ranking: 12)
The Guardian program, IMHO, is one of those "well, we did something" programs in regards to arming school officials. 132 hours is a bit of time to go through, and the 80 hours of firearm training probably has to be paid for by the teacher/administrator themselves. A lot of schools have instead gone to resource officers with the sheriff's department, or the sheriff's departments have put a guardian in place: basically someone who meets qualifications and is able to respond to emergencies.
Of note is that the legislature (Republican) and current governor (Republican) passed the laws that allowed this skid. I know, I know, "think how much worse it would be with the Democrats in office." It's still pretty restrictive. Minimum age of 21 for any firearm sales? 11 positions is a pretty big slide.
I'm just here for snark.
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Adam J. McCleod
I'm not saying I welcome the changes, I'm just saying that after some stuff that happened, change should be somewhat expected.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article222522995.html
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