Florida Senate Committee Passes GOP-Backed Universal Background Check Bill

[John Stark]

Florida Senate Committee Passes GOP-Backed Universal Background Check Bill - The Truth About Guns

Florida now officially has a Republican-backed universal background check bill in play. Sen. Tom Lee of the Senate’s Committee on Infrastructure and Security brought up SPB 7028 yesterday. The committee is made up of eight members, five Republicans and three Democrats. The committee voted...

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The Committee Chair, Sen. Tom Lee answered this way . . .

“I empathize that any time somebody breaks the law, we come in and pass something, and law-abiding citizens are imposed upon. I get it, this committee bill is our best effort to try to improve public safety on the margins here, it is not a perfect system. I know that you don’t see NRA members in the headlines of these mass shootings. But we have a job to do. We can’t just sit by idly while our children are killing children and pretend this isn’t happening.” – Tampa Bay Times

 

[1075tech]

. We can’t just sit by idly while our children are killing children and pretend this isn’t happening.”

Um... So is there a special NICS check for children?

 

[MothMan]

But but it’s for the children.

Sunshine state starting to look a little overcast

 

[John Stark]

Florida's GOP Senate Leader 'Grateful' for Money from Gun Control Group

Incoming Florida Senate president Bill Galvano says he is "grateful" for the Everytown for Gun Safety donations to his political committee.

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Incoming Florida Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) says he is “grateful” for the Everytown for Gun Safety donations to his political committee.

Everytown is a Michael Bloomberg-funded gun control group, and the Tampa Bay Times reports the group gave Galvano’s committee $200,000.

The Florida Department of State Division of Elections Shows that Galvano also received an additional $300,000 donation from Everytown as well.

Trump Jr Blasts FL Republican Bill Galvano Over Past Support From Anti-Gun Extremist Bloomberg | The Daily Wire

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“Any supposed ‘Republican’ who proudly accepts money from Mini Mike Bloomberg and is supportive of his gun control agenda is nothing more than a stone cold RINO,” Trump Jr. told The Daily Wire. “The last thing Florida Republicans need is a liberal, gun-grabbing Bloomberg minion leading them in the State Senate.”