Group pushes for ‘assault weapon’ ban in Florida

guns.com ^ | Oct. 11, 2016 | Chris Eger

[PROCON]

A small gun control organization, using the Pulse nightclub mass killing as a call to action, is making the long-shot attempt at bringing a ban on some semi-automatic firearms and their magazines to Florida.

Terming themselves the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, they emerged from the state’s League of Women Voters Gun Safety Committee. They have two stated legislative goals: bring universal background checks and a statewide ban on “all semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity feeding devices” to Florida.

“We’re horrified by the type of weapon that was used at Pulse,” says Patricia Brigham, head of the group, in an interview with public radio.

In the past, Brigham has been all over the state, pushing expanded background checks, campaigning against open carry and campus carry and even visiting firearms dealers in the Sunshine State to make sure that the businesses have signage that is required by law.

Her group likely has a smattering of support among Democrats in Tallahassee with a few lawmakers in recent months pushing for a special session to take up gun control legislation which Republican leaders have shown little inclination to entertain.

Some of Florida’s Congressional delegation to Washington, including U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch, Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson — all Democrats — have made open calls since the Orlando attack to restart the expired 1994 federal assault weapon ban and restrict magazines capable of holding more than 10 cartridges. Currently eight Florida Dems are co-sponsoring a new ban in the House, though it will not likely come up for a vote.

Further, a recent University of South Florida-Nielsen survey found that 49 percent of respondents view a ban of the sale of “semi-automatic assault weapons” to be a move in the “right direction.”

Brigham’s group, however, will have a very steep uphill struggle in a state that has pioneered gun rights legislation through Stand Your Ground and liberal concealed carry laws — Florida enjoys more concealed carry permit holders than any other state — and a long history of Republican-heavy state legislatures speeding pro-gun bills to the governor.

The state’s powerful gun rights champion, Marion Hammer, executive director of the Unified Sportsmen of Florida and a former National Rifle Association president, told Guns.com the newfound drive to bring a California solution to the state is deflection from the real issues at hand.

“Planting a political podium in the aftermath of a tragedy that has taken innocent lives will never solve the problem of gun violence by terrorists or people with mental illness. Yet that seems to be the trademark of gun control proponents who hijack the mission of their organizations in exchange for exposure,” Hammer said in an email Tuesday.

“Gun control is not a solution, it’s political eyewash and a diversion to keep from dealing with real problems,” said Hammer.

[PROCON]

The gun grabbers NEVER stop trying.

Stay well-armed, my FRiends.

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[Paladin2]

Better to ban Islam.

[Paladin2]

I’m horrified that Islam was used at Pulse.

[PROCON]

An islam ban would eliminate much of our problems.

Naturally they attack the inanimate object.

[elcid1970]

Try getting the Florida legislature to pass an AWB, b****es.

Ain’t gonna happen.

[Elderberry]

a statewide ban on “all semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity feeding devices”

That's just Mean!

[yuleeyahoo]

Marion Hammer eats groups like this for breakfast.

[PROCON]

Any idea who has the Florida Ping list?

[Impala64ssa]

Yet most of the gun shops around Orlando have gained a LGBT clientele.

[Impala64ssa]

So Wife Beater Grayson if for this, no surprise. Notice how the many of the strongest supporters of "sensible " gun control legislation have serious ethical and legal issues of their own? Hillary Clinton, Charles Rangel who, besides his serious tax problems should've been charged with obstruction of justice, if not aiding and abetting in the murder of NYPD Officer Philip Cardillo back in 1972, fmr NY Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver who's about to face time for corruption, fmr Cong Leeland Yee who was forced to step down to do time for.....wait for eeet. .....GUN RUNNING. Oh yeah remember ultra liberal anti gun nut Bernie Ward? He was gonna be the Rush Limbaugh of left wing talk radio. Well he's spending the rest of his miserable life as a registered sex offender after doing time for kiddie porn. This is nothing new. One of the first gun control regs the Sullivan Laws in NY from 1911. What the gun grabbers don't tell you is WHO those laws were named for. Big Tim Sullivan, a Tammany Hall operative even more corrupt than the Clinton's. He wanted to make the streets of NYC safer, for him and his cronies as well as the gangsters in his back pocket. About 25 years ago the gun violence death clock was put up near Times Square. It was funded by Robert Brennan, a junk bond dealing scam artist who makes Bernie Madoff look like Mother Teresa. He had just gotten out of federal prison for securities fraud and other such niceties. I'm sure he had a pragmatic reason for performing this "public service " Hey if I scammed all those old folks out of their life savings I too would be scared sh!tless if they, their kids or grandkids had easy access to firearms. Just sayin. ...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“We’re horrified by the type of weapon that was used at Pulse,”

Julio Gonzalez killed more at the Happyland Dance club. His assault weapon was a gallon of gasoline and a match.

[Joe Brower]

Yo!

Florida Freeper

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

The Pulse Night Club?

They should just ban muslims in Florida. Problem solved!

[Blue Jays]

Interesting backstories for those various points.

[sport]

I seen that. They never stop, do they?

[Joe Brower]

No, they don't. I wonder how much Bloomberg money is involved here.

[JamesP81]

“We’re horrified by the type of weapon that was used at Pulse,” says Patricia Brigham, head of the group, in an interview with public radio.

Read: she's not horrified that it happened. Which tells you everything you need to know about what she really thinks.

[mrmeyer]

Only when they’re stopped

[BigpapaBo]

Holy guacamole,
She’s got the Dirty Harty hand connon out in that picture.. A 629 classic is a fine shooting hand gun. Note to self: don’t F with Marion.