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Florida Democrats had little trouble rounding up enough members to call for a vote on whether to hold a special session dealing with gun control as a reaction to last month’s mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. However, it may be nearly impossible over the next week to …
Read More »Senate Rejects Four Gun Amendments
The U.S. Senate rejected all four gun control measures that were up for consideration on Monday.
Read More »Gun Giveaway Draws Attention For Congressional Candidate
State Sen. Greg Evers' decision to give away a semi-automatic rifle similar to a gun used in the massacre at an Orlando nightclub could be priceless.
Read More »‘Docs Versus Glocks’ Law Faces Key Court Test
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 20, 2016 – Five years after Florida lawmakers passed what became known as the “docs v. glocks” law, a full federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a constitutional dispute that pits physicians against gun-rights advocates. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, meeting in Atlanta, will …
Read More »Justices Weigh Challenge To Open-Carry Ban
Florida Carry challenges 30-year-old concealed-weapons law in Florida Supreme Court on behalf of Fort. Pierce man.
Read More »Justices Try To Sort Out Death Penalty Law
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case focused on whether the state's new death penalty law is constitutional.
Read More »New Pot Law Won’t Help Losing Nursery Get License
The law requires that any nursery that was the top scorer in a region must receive a license
Read More »Opponents Launch Salvo Against Marijuana Amendment
Opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana gave a glimpse of their strategy Monday by releasing a video alleging the measure would lead to a plethora of "pot shops" similar to the marijuana industry in California. The video, posted online by the"Vote No on 2 Campaign" also compared the proposal to a medical-marijuana initiative that Florida voters narrowly rejected in 2014.
Read More »‘Ganjapreneurs’ Are Still Challenging Florida’s New Pot Law
The existing statute protects five medical marijuana nurseries.
Read More »Judge Leaves Open Possibility Of Three Pot Licenses Northeast Region
Medical marijuana licenses given to two Northeast Florida nurseries by state health officials cannot be challenged by a grower who lost out in the application process, an administrative law judge ruled Monday. But Judge R. Bruce McKibben left open the possibility for Loop's Nursery and Greenhouses to get a third license in the region.
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