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A bill has been filed in Florida to expand the State’s narrow open carry rules. State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Shalimar) has filed HB 163, a bill which would allow a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm or weapon to “also openly carry such firearm or weapon.” Gaetz represents District 4 in the Florida House... [Read More]

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Through the first eight months this year, more guns have been found at security checkpoints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport than all of last year.  The 114 found so far surpasses the 109 found in all of 2014.  Hartsfield-Jackson is tied with Dallas-Fort Worth for the most firearms found at checkpoints. In Atlanta, passengers caught

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Through the first eight months this year, more guns have been found at security checkpoints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport than all of last year.  The 114 found so far surpasses the 109 found in all of 2014.  Hartsfield-Jackson is tied with Dallas-Fort Worth for the most firearms found at checkpoints. In Atlanta, passengers caught... [Read More]

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In preparation for the state’s 2016 legislative session set to begin in January, Florida lawmakers have pushed a campus concealed carry bill through that passed both the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Senate Criminal Justice Committee on September 16, 2015. This bill was one of the first two measures passed by any legislative committee in

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In preparation for the state’s 2016 legislative session set to begin in January, Florida lawmakers have pushed a campus concealed carry bill through that passed both the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Senate Criminal Justice Committee on September 16, 2015. This bill was one of the first two measures passed by any legislative committee in... [Read More]

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In Florida, a proposed Daytona Beach indoor shooting range will be connected to a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages. City commissioners recent approved a measure that will allow a 12-lane gun range, restaurant and retail store to open in a building on the city's west side near Interstate 95. The proposed developer described safety measures

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In Florida, a proposed Daytona Beach indoor shooting range will be connected to a restaurant that sells alcoholic beverages. City commissioners recent approved a measure that will allow a 12-lane gun range, restaurant and retail store to open in a building on the city’s west side near Interstate 95. The proposed developer described safety measures... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to inform our Florida members about a recent Florida Supreme Court case that affects how the state’s "stand your ground" law will be enforced. The 5-2 ruling in Bretherick v. State of Florida dealt with immunity to people who use justifiable force in self-defense. In "stand your ground" cases, pre-trial evidentiary

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Law Shield would like to inform our Florida members about a recent Florida Supreme Court case that affects how the state’s “stand your ground” law will be enforced. The 5-2 ruling in Bretherick v. State of Florida dealt with immunity to people who use justifiable force in self-defense. In “stand your ground” cases, pre-trial evidentiary... [Read More]

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Law Shield will be watching the progress of a recently filed lawsuit in Florida, in which a man named George Freeman is suing a variety of Tampa law-enforcement officers because he was detained and searched while legally open-carrying a handgun while fishing. Co-plaintiff is Florida Carry, a gun-rights group in the state. Its Executive Director

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Law Shield will be watching the progress of a recently filed lawsuit in Florida, in which a man named George Freeman is suing a variety of Tampa law-enforcement officers because he was detained and searched while legally open-carrying a handgun while fishing. Co-plaintiff is Florida Carry, a gun-rights group in the state. Its Executive Director... [Read More]

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Law Shield would like to praise a common-sense expansion of gun rights in Florida that is contained in SB 290, a bill which the State Senate passed in late March. SB 290 would allow gun owners to take their guns in their cars without a concealed carry permit during a state of emergency like a

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