Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson Illustrates the Problem With the Slow Progress of Gun Rights in The Sunshine State

In the upcoming November, 2022 elections, Floridians will be stuck between a rock and a hard place. Florida’s current Republican Senate President, Senator Wilton Simpson has officially entered the race for Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services. In the Sunshine State, that’s the office that runs the state’s concealed weapons permit program. The seat is … Read more

When Will Republicans Stop Killing Constitutional Carry in Florida?

By Matt Collins When government requires a permit to exercise a right, it is no longer a right, but a privilege. That’s why Florida Gun Rights has been leading the charge to pass constitutional carry in Florida, which means that if you are legally allowed to possess a firearm, then you should be allowed to … Read more

Constitutional Carry Bill Introduced Again in Florida…Is the Third Time the Charm?

Gun Owners of America and Florida State Representative Anthony Sabatini held a press conference on August 23rd at the Florida state capitol to bring constitutional carry to the forefront. Why? Because the Republican party in Florida has stated numerous times that they don’t feel pro-gun legislation is an issue this coming session and it doesn’t … Read more

GOA, Rep. Anthony Sabatini Rally at Florida Capitol to Pass Constitutional Carry

Yesterday a few dozen people gathered on the steps of the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee in support of gun rights and constitutional carry in the Sunshine State. “It’s time that we actually start fighting and expanding our robust Bill of Rights in the United States,” [State Rep. Anthony] Sabatini said. “And the Second Amendment being, … Read more

Constitutional Carry Stalls in Florida Legislature Because Republicans Want it That Way

Florida has one week left before the 2021 legislative session adjourns on April 30. With a Republican supermajority of 102 lawmakers, you’d think that pro-gun bills would be piling up on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk right now. You’d be wrong. Even worse, the legislature’s Republicans are trying to pull the wool over gun owners’ eyes. … Read more

Florida Lawmakers are Trying to Pull a Gun Rights Switcheroo

The current Florida legislative session adjourns on April 30. Republicans hold a 24-16 majority in the Senate and a 78-42 majority in the House. Given those margins and the current climate in the country, you might think that pro-gun rights bills would be flying through the legislature (or that Capitol would be open to the … Read more

Florida’s Coming Fight for Constitutional Carry

Of all the rights enumerated in the Constitution, only one is tangible. That’s the Second Amendment. Your rights to freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of religion, and others are all legal and philosophical concepts. But the right to keep and bear arms protects real, physical objects. You can actually hold a firearm in … Read more