FL. Attorney General Moody: Assault Weapons Ban Ballot Measure “MISLEADING”

By Ammoland

Opinion by Marion P. Hammer
USF Executive Director
NRA Past President

Florida – -(AmmoLand.com)- In the petition filed Friday, July 26th, Attorney General Ashley Moody informed the Florida Supreme Court that the “Assault Weapons Ban” ballot language is “misleading” and is “clearly and conclusively defective.”

Further, AG Moody’s spokesperson Lauren Schenone told the media, “Regardless of your position on gun restrictions, this proposed ballot language is a trick.”

She added, “The drafters of this proposal have confused voters by creating a misleading definition of ‘assault weapons’ which would include a majority of the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns.”

The AG’s petition opposes placement of the amendment on the ballot.The petition identifies the following four deficiencies in the ballot title and summary as being misleading to voters:

• (1) the definition of “assault weapon” captures virtually all semi-automatic long-guns, but this practical impact is not revealed to the voters in the ballot summary;
• (2) the amendment forces nearly all lawful owners to register with FDLE, and establishes a gun registration scheme that will make the personal identifying information of gun owners available to all other state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies;
• (3) the ballot summary fails to …Read the Rest

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