Posted June 7, 2018 2:37 pm by Comments

By Christen Smith

The National Rifle Association mailed a questionnaire to Florida politicians this week targeting the state’s newest gun laws, passed in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.
The four-page survey asks if current candidates will repeal certain elements of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, signed into law by Florida Gov. Rick Scott just three weeks after the massacre for which it is named.
“We can never replace the 17 lives that were lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and we can never erase the traumatic experience that lives on in the memories of those who survived this horrific attack,” said Senate President Joe Negron, a Republican from Stuart, about 70 miles north of  Parkland. “However, we will do everything we can to address the failure of government to effectively address the numerous warning signs that should have identified the perpetrator as a danger to others.”
The NRA promptly sued the state for enacting the legislation — which criminalizes possession of bump stocks and implements age restrictions on long gun sales — insisting the bill violates constitutional rights.
“Florida’s ban is an affront to the Second Amendment, as it totally eviscerates the right of law-abiding adults between the ages of

Source: Guns.com

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