77 percent\u00a0<\/a>of Floridians oppose permitless carry, which allows people to carry concealed, loaded handguns in public without a permit, criminal history check, or safety training.<\/em><\/p>\nSo, because government couldn\u2019t keep school kids safe from a mentally defective transgendered lunatic, we should somehow give up our right to self-defense outside the home? And trust the government to keep us safe?<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Governor DeSantis and Republican legislators truly cared about public safety and protecting law enforcement, they\u2019d be championing laws to keep guns out of dangerous hands \u2014 but instead, they\u2019re choosing to flood Florida\u2019s streets with concealed guns,\u201d said\u00a0John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. \u201cThese lawmakers just made it clear they serve the gun lobby, not the clear majority of Florida voters \u2014 including Republicans \u2014 who favor high standards for carrying a hidden gun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cEven for Florida lawmakers, this is a new low \u2014 rushing to score gun lobby points on the heels of another mass shooting, before parents have even had a chance to bury their murdered children,\u201d said\u00a0Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action. \u201cFlorida voters and public safety officials have made it clear that this dangerous policy has no place in their state, but state lawmakers have decided they know better. If Governor DeSantis cares about his constituents, he\u2019ll veto this decision. If he doesn\u2019t, gun safety advocates and survivors will be here every step of the way to hold him accountable for the violence he\u2019s enabling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe are still processing and grieving the mass shooting in Nashville, alongside a deadly start to the year here at home, and Senate Republicans have chosen to destroy one of Florida\u2019s last remaining common-sense gun safety laws,\u201d\u00a0said Gay Valimont, a volunteer with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve seen what happens when the guard rails of public safety are undone. Putting more guns in more places with no questions asked will only lead to more senseless and preventable tragedies here in Florida. Governor DeSantis should veto this bill for the safety of our children and communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re living in a world where shots can ring out anywhere at any time, and instead of taking action to protect us, our lawmakers are choosing to put our lives and our futures at risk,\u201d\u00a0said Alexis Dorman, a volunteer with the Florida chapter of Students Demand Action.\u201cWe\u2019ve learned to expect nothing less from our gun-lobby-backed politicians, but we\u2019re not done showing up to demand more. Enough is enough \u2014 we will see you at the ballot box.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWhy you would think the end was nigh.<\/p>\n
But wait\u2026 it didn\u2019t quite work out as they predicted in their hyperbole-laced predictions.<\/p>\n
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