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I sure wish these groups would post links to the info in their announcement emails– it would make them a lot easier and more efficient to share.

UPDATE

They heard me.

Fighting Back

A prominent statewide gun-rights organization has sued the City of St. Augustine and several officials personally, alleging signs prohibiting firearms at public facilities violate Florida law. Florida Carry Inc. filed the case in St. Johns County Circuit Court against the city, Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, City Manager David Birchim and commissioners Jim Springfield, Jon DePreter and Cynthia Garris. [More]

This follows on the heels of a $5M suit against Jacksonville over “an illegal log of firearms brought into city buildings.”

Think of It as a To-Do List

But Howland told Action News Jax he’s learned that same month, private security guards working the entrance of two city buildings allegedly began keeping a list of people who entered with firearms. He claimed those alleged lists were kept at both City Hall and the Yates Building, which houses the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser’s Offices. “They were asked to document their first name, last name, contact information and the type of firearm they were carrying,” said Howland. Florida law prohibits the creation of lists of gun owners. [More]

Jacksonville is a Bloomberg city.

And their mayor was proudly supported by Geldings and Sows for Donna.

[Via Jess]

So ‘Gun Control ‘ Doesn’t Work? Who Knew?

Florida Adopted Red Flag Law After Parkland that Failed to Prevent Jacksonville Shooting [More]

Let’s hear it for Gun Phony Rick Scott!

[Via bondmen]

Real Culprit Identified!

White gunman who shot three Black victims legally acquired weapons after Ron DeSantis recently allowed permitless carry [More]

Yeah, I remember how thrilled we all were when Ohio passed a similar law saying “Constitutional carry” meant we could also murder groups we hate after being involuntarily committed and released!

[Via Jess]

Buying Time

The suspect, whom Waters described as a white male wearing a tactical vest, was not identified. [More]

They needed a minute to figure out the best way to spin that they knew he was a danger and didn’t pursue it.

So rather than admit the obvious, they’ll just go after our guns.

We’re the Only Ones Asking Enough

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office published a post on Twitter and Facebook stating Florida’s new permit-less concealed carry law “requires” law enforcement to question people who are carrying concealed firearms & weapons to verify their eligibility. The law makes no such requirement, and JSO was directly challenged regarding this unconscionable lie. JSO subsequently revised the post text to read that law enforcement “may” ask questions regarding one’s eligibility. [More]

“Only Ones” ignorant of the law about citizens rights? Where have we ever seen that before?

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About “The Only Ones”

So named from a comment by DEA agent Lee Paige, who told a classroom full of kids he was “the only one” qualified to be armed and then promptly shot himself in the foot, the purpose of this feature has never been to bash cops. The only reason I do this is to amass a credible body of evidence to present when those who would deny our right to keep and bear arms use the argument that only government enforcers are professional and trained enough to do so safely and responsibly. And it’s also used to illustrate when those of official status, rank, or privilege, both in law enforcement and in some other government position, get special breaks not available to we commoners, particularly (but not exclusively) when they’re involved in gun-related incidents.