Texas school shooting should end constitutional carry law in Florida

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The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News

It shouldn't take a devastating shooting at an elementary school in faraway Texas to get Gov. Ron DeSantis to do the right thing. Don't worry, he hasn't and he won't.

Instead of strengthening Florida gun laws, "constitutional carry" remains on his wish list. Under a constitutional carry law, a person who legally owns a firearm may carry it in public, concealed or openly displayed. Registering the firearm, mandatory training and licensing are not required.

DeSantis has been dropping loud hints about constitutional carry since February, when he told an audience at Mar-a-Lago that he expected the Florida Legislature to hold a special session on the issue this year. The governor long has prioritized playing to the baser interests of his party over the will of the majority of his constituents. But this latest political sop to the far-right fringe may be his worst.

[Skittles]

1. bottom line is, do repukes care more about guns, or kids?

and we ALL know the answer to THAT

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2. Texas used to have a secondary check for dangerous people

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3. "Constitutional carry" is the framing of gun nuts.

“Unregulated militia” is more apt.

Which is clearly the exact opposite of the plain text of the Constitution.