Ballot measures to ban ‘assault weapons’ floated in Florida, Oregon

By Chris Eger

This week a Florida commission scuttled a move to put a proposed weapon ban in front of Sunshine State voters while a similar effort is just getting underway in Oregon.
Weathering political fallout from a high-profile school shooting in the state, the Florida Constitutional Review Commission became a battleground between those pushing a series of bans and restrictions on “assault weapons” and those determined to keep the issue off the ballot in November. In the end, the proposals were found to be out-of-order, or not considered as they had not been heard in prior meetings by the body.
“The Commissioners proposing the gun ban and gun control amendments appealed the ruling of the Chair and tried all avenues to convince other Commissioners to ignore the rules, waive the rules and just plain violate the rules,” said Marion Hammer, a past NRA president and executive director of the group’s Florida affiliate. “So, for today, the rule of law and responsible leadership prevailed, and our Constitution is safe from those who have no respect for the sanctity of the Constitution.”
Since 1977, the 37-member body has met three times, every two decades, to consider possible changes to the state’s constitution. Currently, the panel has seen

Source: Guns.com