The National Rifle Association (NRA) sued the State of Florida late Friday, asserting that the state’s changing the age for purchasing all firearms from 18 to 21 violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a massive gun control bill on March 9 and later that same day the NRA filed suit against Scott’s gun control.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed a “$400 million” gun control bill that includes firearms confiscation measures and waiting periods for long gun purchases.
The Florida Education Association (FEA) is urging Gov. Rick Scott (R) to use a line-item veto that will guarantee teachers cannot shoot back if under attack.
Florida’s House Democratic Caucus voted unanimously Tuesday to ensure that teachers cannot shoot back if under attack.
California Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) have emerged as a model that could be followed for gun control proposals put forward by D.C. politicians and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R).
The Florida Senate rejected “assault weapons” ban legislation on Saturday and voted in support of training and arming teachers for school safety.
Florida’s House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday against adding an “assault weapons” ban to legislation currently being considered.
The Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Richard Corcoran is investigating “numerous reports” alleging the possible issuance of a stand-down order to law enforcement during the earliest moments of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg says he will not return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School until more gun control is passed.
While speaking with CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jeff Zeleny, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) stated he wants “teachers to teach” and will focus on law enforcement presence and “hardening” schools rather than having teachers carry firearms. Zeleny asked, “Governor,
Sunday, Florida Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran announced in a post on his Twitter account he was calling on Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) to suspend Broward County, FL Sheriff Scott Israel for “incompetence and dereliction of duty.”
Gov. Rick Scott (R) is pushing firearm confiscation orders and stands opposed to the suggestion that teachers should be armed for school safety.
Florida’s Republican Governor, Rick Scott, is demanding that the FBI reveal in detail how it failed to heed warnings that the Parkland school shooter was a potential threat.
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says he “absolutely” supports calls for Congress to investigate the FBI’s heavily criticized failure to stop a mass murderer’s attack on a Florida high school last week during an interview with Breitbart News’ Deputy Political Editor Amanda House on Breitbart News Saturday.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called President Donald Trump a “psychopath” and declared America will regret the day Trump was born in a scathing Saturday evening tweet after Trump accused the FBI of failing to stop Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz because the agency was too busy trying to prove the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin offered comments about Wednesday’s mass murder at a Florida high school when she spoke with Breitbart News’s Senior Editor-at-Large Rebecca Mansour on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight on Friday. “It’s not a Second Amendment gun issue at all,” Palin said, adding, “What needs to be discussed is the failure of the FBI.”
The president and first lady traveled to Broward Health North Hospital where they met with hospital staff, some of the victims and their families.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to resign for the agency’s failure to take action over warnings that the Parkland school shooter was a powder keg waiting to go off.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a review of the FBI after the bureau admitted they failed to properly investigate an anonymous tip warning about the Florida shooter.
During a presser on Thursday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) argued that “if somebody is mentally ill, they should not have access to a gun” and said his policy conversations would focus on school safety and mental health funding. Scott
A Florida mayor has been removed from her position after being arrested for alleged felony corruption following an FBI sting.
Monday, the Tampa Bay Times reported incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) will hold a fundraiser next month featuring Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) in the Tampa suburb of Thonotosassa, FL at the home of former Florida chief financial officer Alex Sink,
Decisions to delay evacuation or shelter in place large numbers of nursing home residents during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma may have led to several deaths, an attorney says. However, other seniors who were evacuated died during or shortly after evacuation. This leaves managers of nursing homes in a quandary over what to do about residents in their care during natural disasters.
According to a new poll out this week, Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) is in a statistical tie in a proposed matchup with incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in 2018. A University of North Florida
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) will join Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) for a luncheon and fundraising effort next month to help him in his reelection bid in the Sunshine State.
Conservatives and economic nationalist leaders are looking past the current dysfunction in Washington to a group of new and exciting young candidates throwing their hats in the ring nationwide to break the gridlock with midterm election victories.
According to a report from Naples Daily News’ Maria Perez, illegal immigrants will not be excluded from receiving Hurricane Irma aid. Perez explained that as her interpretation of Scott’s answer to a question as to whether “assistance would be provided to
Nearly six million Floridians have been ordered to evacuate as a catastrophically dangerous Hurricane Irma prepares to turn its sights on the Sunshine State. Governor Rick Scott told those in the path of the storm, “leave now.”
President Donald Trump warned Americans living in the path of Hurricane Irma to prepare for the historic storm.
Rep Ron DeSantis (R-FL) joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk about Florida’s efforts to prepare for Hurricane Irma. He warned that Irma remains a “very powerful storm,” even though it slipped from Category 5 down to Category 4 as it approached the Florida coast.
The “Hurricane Gun Law” signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) is 2015 is taking center stage as Floridians prepare to flee the path of Hurricane Irma.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — As Hurricane Irma continues its trek through the Caribbean, Floridians prepare for storm’s uncertain landfall. **UPDATES BELOW** UPDATE 12 p.m. ET: Another 700k asked to evacuate Florida per the Associated Press https://twitter.com/AP/status/906545002112847873 UPDATE 10:30 a.m. ET: Computer
Gov. Rick Scott (FL) has suggested that any business within the state of Florida dealing with the Venezuelan government should have their license revoked as the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, ramps up repression against his people.
Judge Hirsch ruled against Florida’s expanded stand your ground law, declaring that authority to expand it lies with “courts” not legislators.
Vice President Mike Pence took the case for the Republican House Leadership’s American Health Care Act to the people again on Saturday.
President Donald Trump promised a large crowd of American governors that he would work to redirect power from the federal government to the states.
Friday at a press conference addressing a shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport that resulted in at least five dead and six injured, Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) said his heart when out to the families and individuals impacted by
Visit Florida CEO Will Seccombe announced his resignation Friday from the state’s tourism agency after revelations that the group paid pop superstar Pitbull $1 million to promote tourism in Florida.
In a surprising move late Sunday night, United States district judge in Florida, Mark Walker, a President Obama nominee, ruled that the state must provide a method for voters to fix signature problems on mail-in ballots before the election.
