Florida Lawmaker Fails In Attempt To Force Assault Weapon Ban

By Tom Knighton

Anti-gunners are proving just how much they love to not let a good crisis go to waste. While they still have their soapbox made out of the bodies of high school kids, they sought to try and pressure the “Gunshine State” into adopting an assault weapon ban. It wasn’t a stupid move, to be honest. Emotions are high and pro-gun lawmakers in the state may well have felt pressure to capitulate at this point whereas they might no in a few weeks.

Unfortunately for the gun grabbers, the effort didn’t go as planned.

Less than a week after 17 people were fatally shot at a Florida high school, the state House has voted down a motion to take up a bill that would ban assault rifles, effectively killing the measure for this session.

The motion failed by a 36-71 vote.

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were in the gallery to watch the vote. An Associated Press photo showed Stoneman Douglas junior Sheryl Acquarola, 16, overcome with emotion, alongside several other students.

As the Florida House opened its session Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Kionne McGhee asked for a procedural move that would have allowed it to consider a bill …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms