Gun

The man at the center of a landmark court decision allowing people in Florida to openly carry guns – officially starting Thursday — is watching the consequences of his legal fight from inside a jail cell in Florida's Panhandle.Despite the appeals court's dramatic expansion of gun rights in the Sunshine State, the defendant in the case won't be allowed to possess a gun even once he's released. In an exclusive interview from the Escambia County Jail – convicted months ago in an unrelated, misdemeanor domestic violence case — Stanley Victor McDaniels, 42, called himself a patriot and indicated he has no regrets.

The Parkland community was distraught, gun vendors were unmoved and legal experts were skeptical when Florida’s attorney general said he wouldn’t enforce a law – recently upheld by a U.S. appeals court – banning the sales of rifles and shotguns to anyone under 21.Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said he disagrees with a federal appeals court’s recent decision upholding the age restriction, passed in the wake of a 19-year-old gunman killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018. In a memo, he said his duty to defend Florida's statutes is trumped by his duty to uphold the Constitution.

Effective this past Saturday, a new Florida law went into effect that allows adults who are legally able to carry a concealed firearm to do so without a license. The law includes various changes designed to bolster school safety, including providing additional money for school hardening.What the new law does not change are the venues where guns are not allowed.

Democratic lawmakers say the bill would eliminate the firearms-training requirement. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri calls current training requirements tied to the licensing process “meaningless.”

Republican state lawmakers have filed legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit.

A Central Florida lawmaker has reintroduced a bill allowing people to carry concealed weapons during a state of emergency.State Sen. Jeff Brandes’, R-St.…