Florida’s Constitutional Carry Challenge
Florida’s Constitutional Carry Challenge
Passing Constitutional Carry in the Sunshine State Won't be So Easy
Within the current realignment of the conservative movement post-2020, there are many examples of inflection points within our state and local governments across the nation which will indicate whether pro-liberty, populist leaders will be able to achieve the groundwork necessary for potential changes in our federal government.
One such example is in Florida, where State Representative Anthony Sabatini introduced HB 103, a constitutional carry bill, into the house in 2021. Constitutional carry is the root of the Second Amendment, and other red states throughout the nation the last six years have headed the calls of conservative activists to pass similar legislation so the right to carry could be exercised by all law abiding citizens.
If passed, this bill would make Florida the 22nd state to make constitutional carry part of state law. With eyes on Florida, the passing of constitutional carry would not only solidify this individual right, but would also ground a major electoral change by making Florida a major Republican stomping ground for years to come, finally shedding itself of its previous battleground state status.
Nothing is for certain, however, since despite holding marked advantages currently in the State House (78-41) and State Senate (24-15), passing this bill into law will be an uphill battle because of RINOs standing in the way.
It was only a short time ago that SB 7026 (also known as the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act) was established, with support of sitting Republicans teaming up with gun grabbing Democrats. What this bill did was was codify a cluster of egregious laws to disincentivize gun ownership, including but not limited to new rules such as:
Making it illegal for persons under the age of 21 to own a firearm of any kind, leaving them utterly defenseless.
Imposing mandatory government waiting periods on the purchase of any firearm.
Banning of certain firearm accessories such as bump stocks.
An Orwellian “mental health” gun ban which could stir up to 3.5 million law-abiding Floridians of their rights without due process.
This authoritarian legislation was passed with solid Republican support, with the ultimate irony being that 67 of them were endorsed by the sellout organization the NRA, which claims to be for gun rights but does anything but that.
These 67 so-called Republicans with their NRA “A” ratings went lock step with the anti-gunners’ snake oil and voted for this terrible anti-gun legislation.
Some Republicans are already planning to stop Sabatini’s bill such as House Speaker Chris Sprowls, meaning the in-party fight will ultimately decide constitutional carry’s fate this go-around.
As mentioned, nothing is guaranteed, which means all hands will be needed by right-wing activists on the ground to pressure their elected officials to pass Sabatini’s bill through petitions, social media campaigns, livecalls, robocalls, literature drops, you name it and it needs to be done.
No one can remain complacent in this new age of power politics and think that just because a politician has a certain letter next to their name, that they can be relied on when these moments of truth come.
Conservatives and real populists will need to do the hard work to ensure a better outcome for themselves and their families.
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