{"id":2553,"date":"2023-11-21T22:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2553"},"modified":"2023-11-21T22:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:06:53","slug":"new-yorker-lawyer-says-hes-fighting-against-permitless-carry-in-florida-to-make-life-easier-for-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2553","title":{"rendered":"New Yorker Lawyer Says He&#8217;s Fighting Against Permitless Carry in Florida to &#8216;Make Life Easier for Law Enforcement&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Courtesy Galco\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-696x696.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Galco-Paragon2.0_02_HiRes-copy-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"Concealed Carry\" title=\"Concealed Carry\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Galco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#361304065a53537645575018594451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Lee Williams<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">New York native Christopher McClenic says he founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcfl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Stop Permitless Carry in Florida<\/span><\/a> political action committee four months ago to \u201cmake life easier for law enforcement.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">McClenic, a retired Secret Service special agent, takes issue with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/Sections\/Bills\/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=77202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">CS\/HB543<\/span><\/a>, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law April 3. The law, which took effect July 1, authorizes Floridians and out-of-state visitors who meet specific requirements to carry a concealed firearm without a state license.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make life easier for law enforcement,\u201d McClenic said Monday. \u201cI\u2019m doing it for law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Unfortunately for McClenic, Florida law enforcement doesn\u2019t want his help. CS\/HB543 was widely supported by the state\u2019s sheriffs, police chiefs and rank-and-file officers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cI don\u2019t need anyone from New York coming down here and telling me how to exercise my constitutional rights,\u201d Sarasota County (Florida) Sheriff Kurt Hoffman said Monday. \u201cWe have had zero issues post-July 1 with the implementation of the law. I get asked about it a lot, and it has not in any way, shape or form impacted the Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office, except we have a lot more armed citizens out there who would back us up if needed, and I\u2019m sure they would.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_543215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543215\" style=\"width: 1163px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543215 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1163\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-696x431.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-1068x661.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-678x420.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-560x347.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1163\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-696x431.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-1068x661.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-678x420.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sarasota-sheriff-560x347.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarasota County (Florida) Sheriff Kurt Hoffman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\">McClenic\u2019s anti-gun musings were published Sunday by <i>The<\/i> <i>Palm Beach Post<\/i> in a guest editorial titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/story\/opinion\/columns\/2023\/11\/19\/florida-gun-law-on-permitless-carry-is-unconstitutional\/71617228007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cGov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 gun law for \u2018permitless carry\u2019 violates the U.S. Constitution<\/span><\/a>.\u201d McClenic described CS\/HB543 as \u201csham laws that only benefit DeSantis\u2019 presidential ambitions.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The editorial described McClenic as a Florida attorney: \u201cChristopher A. McClenic is a Boynton Beach lawyer and founder of spcfl.org, which stands for Say no to Permitless Carry in Florida.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u00a0<\/span>However, according to The Florida Bar, McClenic isn\u2019t eligible to practice law in Florida because he owes the Bar money.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t publish that,\u201d McClenic said in an interview Monday. \u201cIt\u2019s my dues \u2013 I\u2019ll be taking care of that as soon as I get home. I\u2019ve been a federal prosecutor.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">According to Jennifer Krell Davis, communications director for The Florida Bar, McClenic\u2019s law license was suspended Oct. 3, 2023, \u201cdue to delinquent fees.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-543214 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-700x510.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-696x507.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-1068x778.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-576x420.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-560x408.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-543214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-700x510.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-696x507.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-1068x778.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-576x420.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/FL-bar-560x408.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There\u2019s more. Even a cursory look at McClenic and his PAC raises serious questions about the vetting he received, if any, before the newspaper published his anti-gun editorial.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>What\u2019s in a name<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">To be clear, Florida has never issued concealed-carry permits. Florida issues <i>licenses<\/i> \u2013 Concealed Weapon or Firearm Licenses known as CWFLs\u2026not permits. This was news to the founder of \u201cStop Permitless Carry in Florida.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOh, I apologize for that,\u201d McClenic said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Asked whether his new group was a nonprofit, McClenic said, \u201cYes.\u201d Then, asked why his nonprofit was not registered with the Florida Secretary of State, McClenic said, \u201cIt\u2019s a PAC. It\u2019s a political action committee. You caught me in the middle of something. It\u2019s not a nonprofit.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stop Permitless Carry<\/span> is registered with the Division of Elections. Since its founding on July 2, 2023, it has received one donation of $100. So far, the money remains untouched.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McClenic says his PAC \u201cwill reach out to legislators to help overturn HB543.\u201d He plans to give lawmakers money from his PAC to influence their decisions. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/floridalobbyist.gov\/LobbyistInformation\/LobbyistSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Florida\u2019s Lobbyist Registration Office<\/span><\/a> has no record of McClenic. He later acknowledged he is not a registered lobbyist in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI will be meeting with commissioners later this week in reference to this point,\u201d he said, adding later they are city commissioners. CS\/HB543 is state law.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543216 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-700x355.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1536x779.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-2048x1039.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-696x353.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1068x542.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1920x974.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-828x420.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-560x284.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543216 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-700x355.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1536x779.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-2048x1039.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-696x353.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1068x542.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-1920x974.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-828x420.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/spc-560x284.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McClenic\u2019s website is spartan, consisting of four main pages and one \u2018to donate\u2019 page. The PAC\u2019s mission is to remove pro-gun lawmakers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cSPC is committed to replacing partisan lawmakers with those who understand the need for responsible firearm handling, as well as advocating for state legislators to handle this issue when they meet in Tallahassee,\u201d the website states. \u201cHow will we accomplish this mission? There will be three elements to our efforts: electoral, legislative and grass roots support. SPC will assist both candidates and elected officials in the Florida House and Senate who will support bills banning Permitless Carry. With contributions, digital media and even mailers, SPC offers a means to help win some of the most competitive political races in the state as well as bring an end to a senseless and dangerous law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McClenic believes his PAC and pro-gun groups, \u201chave a lot in common.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cWhether pro or anti firearm ownership, Democrat, Independent or Republican, the majority of each of these groups agree: permitless carry of firearms is senseless, politically motivated and dangerous!\u201d the website states.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI hope that the Second Amendment Foundation and SPC can become friends on Twitter,\u201d McClenic said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Legal history<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-mcclenic-12bba524b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">his LinkedIn page<\/span><\/a>, McClenic served as a Secret Service special agent from 1999 to 2022. He began in Miami, went to Washington D.C. during the Clinton administration and then returned to Florida, he said. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For his last few years, McClenic also worked as a \u201cSpecial Assistant United States Attorney.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cAs a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division, I was responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, including offenses involving drug trafficking and smuggling; child exploitation; gang activity, financial crimes and violence; illegal immigration; national security and border security; elder abuse; cybercrime; theft of intellectual property; and financial crimes, complex fraud and\/or corruption in government, health care, banking, securities, corporate activities, federal procurement, bankruptcies, and federal taxation. I also worked with law enforcement agencies to investigate such crimes, researched and briefed legal issues, and represented the United States in hearings, trials, and appeals,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-mcclenic-12bba524b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">his LinkedIn page states<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This, too, raises questions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A \u201cSpecial\u201d Assistant U.S. Attorney, or SAUSA, lacks the full authority of an actual Assistant U.S. Attorney, or AUSA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For example, The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia is currently seeking SAUSAs for uncompensated positions \u2013 their SAUSAs will receive no pay. The positions are temporary and will not exceed one year. Candidates will serve in the Misdemeanor and Domestic Violence-Misdemeanor Sections of the Office\u2019s Superior Court Division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">From 2002 to September 2023, McClenic worked as a municipal prosecutor for the city of Hollywood, Florida, where he was paid $48,358 annually. Last year he founded his own firm, Christopher McClenic, PA in Boynton Beach, Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Takeaways<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Real police aren\u2019t always big fans of the Secret Service, especially during a presidential visit. There\u2019s nothing like watching grizzled street veterans taking orders from a 25-year-old kid wearing a fancy earpiece and talking into his sleeve. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Every Florida officer I\u2019ve spoken to about CS\/HB543 \u2013 and I\u2019ve spoken to more than a few \u2013 strongly supports the law. They understand the value of armed citizens. Some Florida Sheriffs even offer free firearm training for their residents. They want their people armed. They know we are our own First Responders.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Florida Bar goes to great lengths to avoid suspending an attorney\u2019s license to practice law. The renewal notice comes at the same time every year. The Bar sends emails reminding attorneys that the payment is coming up. They do not want to pronounce anyone ineligible to practice law if it can be avoided, because it is a crime in Florida to practice law without a license \u2013 a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once their license is suspended, attorneys are required by law to notify their clients in writing of the suspension. They\u2019re prohibited from even saying that they\u2019re an attorney until their license is reinstated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Floridians as a whole aren\u2019t big fans of folks coming down here and telling us what to do, especially if they want to infringe upon our Second Amendment rights \u2013 especially if they\u2019re from New York.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">McClenic\u2019s PAC is unlikely to receive a warm reception, given all the concerns about his legal status and his true intent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of course, none of this matters to the legacy media. As long as someone is willing to demonize guns and\/or the governor, nothing else really matters. I doubt we\u2019ve heard the last of McClenic and his strangely named PAC.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Second Amendment Foundation\u2019s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn\u2019t be possible without you. Click here to make a\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.anedot.com\/saf\/ijp\"><strong>tax deductible donation<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to support pro-gun\u00a0stories like this.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/category\/ijp\/\">Second Amendment Foundation\u2019s Investigative Journalism Project<\/a>\u00a0and is published here with their permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/new-yorker-lawyer-says-hes-fighting-against-permitless-carry-in-florida-to-make-life-easier-for-law-enforcement\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Galco Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 By Lee Williams New York native Christopher McClenic says he founded the Stop Permitless Carry in Florida political action committee four months ago to \u201cmake life easier for law enforcement.\u201d\u00a0 McClenic, a retired Secret Service special agent, takes issue with CS\/HB543, which Gov. 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