The Florida House blocked an attempt to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles. The vote came on the same day survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High shooting traveled to Tallahassee to plead with legislators for gun control reform.

Florida legislators vote down motion for assault rifle ban as Parkland students watch

And apparently it was not even close:

No Republican House Member voted in favor of hearing the bill.

Let’s make sure the Senators follow the example.

Again another attachment to CS/SB 1048 and it is a condensed version of Dianne Feinstein’s AWB II. It creates Section 1. 790.30, Florida Statutes and among the many goodies it has:

• Semi Automatic Pistols are now considered “assault weapons”
• Any semi automatic rifle with the ability to accept a detachable magazine & there is no mention of how many rounds, but if I am reading right, the “ability to use high capacity” will play  factor in banning all semi auto rifles.
• Any pistol weighing more than 50 ounces.
• Any semi auto firearm that has a full automatic version. (Glocks, Berettas, 1911s come to mind)
• Only legal magazines must have only 7 rounds.
• You will be required to get a certificate of possession to own an “assault weapon” or large capacity magazine prior to October 1, 2018. Obviously no more sales of the such after that date.
• The usual exemption to Military and police.

I want you to understand something: Florida is a major prize for the Gun Control crowd. Forget “Where California Goes The Rest of The Country Goes” when it comes to guns in the eyes of every Gun Controller, it  was Florida where the avalanche of Pro Gun laws began. If the manage to revert Concealed Carry or Band Semi Auto Rifles and Pistols, it would be like killing the Unicorn.

Start pestering your Legislators and the Governor. Every day of every week till we are sure none of this shit has a life. We need specially to target Senators Anitere Flores and Rene Garcia who were the turncoats in the last session. Senator Greg Steube is the chair of the Judiciary where the bill is sitting and he has been good with gun right. Show him support. The links go to their official pages and you can contact them there.

Also, bother the rest of the people in the Judiciary committee. Anything with a D will vote in favor of the bills, so give them a gentle reminder of the political consequences to do so.

Gun Control groups are smelling spineless in the water, we need to have our legislator develop some backbone or we are going to be screwed. And add in your email to everybody that we want the 2014 SB 968 to allow volunteer teachers and school personnel to be armed in schools. Some real school safety. This has too be our counterpunch. No more schools without protection just because unions and Liberals hate guns more than they love kids.

591-02385-14                                           2014968c1
1                        A bill to be entitled
2         An act relating to school safety; providing
3         legislative intent; amending s. 790.115, F.S.;
4         providing an exception to a prohibition on possession
5         of firearms or other specified devices on school
6         property or in other specified areas for authorized
7         concealed weapon or firearm licensees as designated by
8         school principals or district superintendents;
9         providing requirements for designees; amending s.
10         1006.07, F.S.; requiring a school district board to
11         formulate policies and procedures for managing active
12         shooter and hostage situations; requiring that active-
13         shooter training for each school be conducted by an
14         accredited law enforcement academy; requiring a
15         district school board or private school principal to
16         allow for campus tours by local law enforcement
17         agencies once every 3 years; requiring that
18         recommended changes be documented; amending s.
19         1006.12, F.S.; authorizing district school boards to
20         commission one or more school safety officers on each
21         school campus; conforming a provision to changes made
22         by the act; amending ss. 435.04, 790.251, 921.0022,
23         and 1012.315, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
24         providing an effective date.

Thanks to McThag for the heads up

A billboard in Louisville, Kentucky, suddenly showed this message:

Yup, they want us dead. Nothing new there, but it is nice that is getting a lot of coverage.

The funny part? NRA members are far from cowed by the message. For us it is not a threat but an indicator that somebody is willing to use deadly force against us and that as Americans, we get to respond with deadly force to protect ourselves from death or grave bodily harm.  In fact, pretty much the tweets from NRA members can be summarized in one meme:

Of course, some o the less-stupid in the Liberal Twitterverse, inferring that it may not be a good idea to piss people with guns off by attacking them are trying to parse and retreat from the intent of the billboard:

I have not see examples of that quality Moonwalking since the death of Michael Jackson.

It is never a good idea to poke the bear…. just saying.

Senator Gary M. Farmer, Jr. (Democrat, Broward County) has introduced a couple of “amendments” to SB 1048. The first one eliminates all safeguards against gun registration as per Section 1.Section 790.335 of the Florida Statutes.  First thing that comes out of my head is that now counties can demand a weekly list of guns sold by gun stores and there is no protection against that. The law as it stands now protects Florida Citizens from Gun Registration by imposing heavy penalties on anybody (private or public official) who keeps a gun registry of any kind.

The other “amendment” is For The Children and eliminates Section 1.  790.335, Florida Statutes (Safe storage of firearms required – Keeping Guns Away from kids) , that reads:

except when the person is carrying the firearm on his or her body or within such close proximity thereto that he or she can retrieve and use it as easily and quickly as if he or she carried it on his or her body.

Basically, if you are legally carrying a concealed weapon in your holster with your kids near you in your car or in McDonalds or even your home, you are breaking the law.  Hell same approach even if you do not have kids and you happen to walk by a bunch of them in the street.  Who does not come across a kid on a daily basis? This is a De Facto kill of Concealed Carry in Florida.

There is a third amendment I am still digesting and I will report on this later. Contact the Judiciary committee and tell them to have that crap removed ASAP.

A person who works in a firearms manufacturing company and wants to remain anonymous sent me this email:

As a gun manufacturer employee, we live and die by these regulations. We have regular in-house training on gun laws and how they are applied. It doesn’t matter the intent. If someone the assembly line accidentally puts the wrong parts together and builds an SBR we can lose our FFL (Federal Firearms License). We have to be diligent all the time as our jobs and the company hangs in the balance on that. It is drilled into us by our compliance office. We have to know and obey the law regarding of how foolish it may seem. So when we get lectured about gun laws or see someone do something like that it infuriates us.

Let me put it this way: I am sure many of you know and work with spreadsheets. It may be by hand or with evil Excel, but it helps to keep track of the inventory, monies, etc. The ATF can fine the hell out of you or remove your FFL just because you did not type something right and your books do not match 100% with the physical inventory.

Now I ask you, how many mistakes have you made on your spreadsheet just today? In a week? In a Month? Year?

So, the next time that some idiot comes and tells you that teddy bears are more regulated than guns, take appropriate action.

The experts may know if it is an MP38 or an MP40. I have no idea.

The US Military Academy at West Point gave an honorary acceptance to Peter Wang, the Douglas JROTC student who gave his life to save others.

West Point offers honorary acceptance to student killed in Florida school shooting https://t.co/LSw1kutfwo pic.twitter.com/9w2zPoMApM

— The Hill (@thehill) February 20, 2018

Wang deserved the honor of attending West Point far more than that slimy, Communist fuck-shit, Rapone.

I’m just wondering after that debacle, if West Point deserved Peter Wang?