Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 4:00:58 GMT -6
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida’s 160 lawmakers could inconspicuously pack heat in the state House and Senate chambers and legislative meetings, under a provision tacked on to a controversial open-carry handguns proposal that’s expected to pass the Florida House on Wednesday.
The amendment by Rep. John Wood, R-Winter Haven, was one of almost two dozen proposed changes that representatives vetted — and a handful they approved — during three hours of debate that stretched past 9 p.m. Tuesday over two high-profile gun bills.
The measures alter how 1.4 million people with concealed weapons permits in Florida can carry handguns.
The Republican-dominated House accepted Wood’s idea by a 72-43 vote to allow lawmakers to carry concealed guns in legislative sessions and official meetings, but it’s possible the change could prove fatal for the measure, which already faced a tough climb in the Senate.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article58094738.html
The amendment by Rep. John Wood, R-Winter Haven, was one of almost two dozen proposed changes that representatives vetted — and a handful they approved — during three hours of debate that stretched past 9 p.m. Tuesday over two high-profile gun bills.
The measures alter how 1.4 million people with concealed weapons permits in Florida can carry handguns.
The Republican-dominated House accepted Wood’s idea by a 72-43 vote to allow lawmakers to carry concealed guns in legislative sessions and official meetings, but it’s possible the change could prove fatal for the measure, which already faced a tough climb in the Senate.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article58094738.html