10 Florida cities sue state over firearms preemption law

By Chris Eger

The cities of Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Lauderhill, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miramar, Pinecrest, Pompano Beach, South Miami and Weston want the power to be able to set their own gun laws (Photo: City of Weston)
A group of south Florida cities seeking to enact their own local laws on guns and ammunition is taking the state to court for the ability to do so.
The lawsuit, headed by Weston’s city attorney Jamie Cole, was filed Monday against Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other state officials in Leon County circuit court. In the action, the plaintiffs argue that a 2011 Florida law unconstitutionally prohibits local governments from enacting their own gun restrictions and are seeking to defang the longstanding measure.
“It is the job of local government to make sure residents are safe,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber Gelber, a Democrat, at a press event in Weston announcing the lawsuit. “At my own City Hall, someone can walk in with a concealed weapon and there is legally nothing I can do about it. Nothing.”
Other cities in the challenge — Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Lauderhill, Miami Gardens, Miramar, Pinecrest, Pompano Beach and South Miami — argue the law’s $5,000

Source: Guns.com