Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signs permitless carry bill within hours of it landing on his desk

[Zorro]

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Florida tipped the advantage to states with more permissiable gun laws Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed a bill that eliminates licensing requirements to carry a concealed firearm in most public places.

The Florida Senate voted 27-13 last week on HB 543 and DeSantis signed it as quickly as he got it in a closed-door gathering with supporters, making Florida the 26th state that does not require a concealed weapons license.

In a nod to DeSantis' efforts to burnish his conservative credentials ahead of a likely run for the White House, FOX News went online with a story about the signing at 10:20 a.m. – twenty-eight minutes before Florida reporters received a notice from the DeSantis press office that he had even received the bill from the Legislature.

"Constitutional Carry is in the books," DeSantis said in a press release Monday.

But Second Amendment groups, who were critical of the bill, say it falls short of true "Constitutional Carry."

Read more: https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/03/guns-and-florida-gov-desantis-signs-permitless-carry-bill-into-law/70076001007/

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Florida Republicans must think this will help tourism, right?

[FBaggins]

1. He "quietly" signed something with a press release? nt

[pwb]

2. But they love cops right. This will definitely make them safer.

?

[Harker]

3. An armed society is a deadly society. n/t

[Meadowoak]

4. Never going back to Florida.

[RKP5637]

6. There are far better places than FloriDUH. n/t

[Meadowoak]

7. Absolutely!

[Evolve Dammit]

8. same

[whopis01]

14. You are from Kentucky, right?

Apologies if I am wrong - I just think I saw that you had been there at one point at least.

You guys have had the same law for the past 4 year, haven't you? I think at this point half the country has gone down this route.

[Meadowoak]

16. Yes, I'm in KY. But I haven't actually seen anyone carrying guns around

Except for when it first became law, I saw a couple people with guns, but nothing since then. As for Florida, my next vacation, I ve never been to California, also New England probably the following year.

[RKP5637]

5. Come to FloriDUH for vacation and get shot, killed. Hey, it's free, FloriDUH Freedumb.

A flyover state.

[ZonkerHarris]

9. I'll bet you can't carry a gun into a DeSantis rally.

[Ford_Prefect]

10. Skip Wiley would approve of it. It will certainly lead to fewer living Floridians.

[jmowreader]

11. Here's the best part

Sanity advocates are pissed off that this allows...well, supposedly anyone who would already be eligible to have a CCW card, but in reality anyone because the cops are not allowed to ask people if they're legal to carry in a state with one of these laws...to pack heat with no training or background check.

Second Amendment absolutists are pissed off that this doesn't allow open carry.

[NullTuples]

12. Pure theater: After the courts' rulings in NY & CA such laws are no longer needed.

[IronLionZion]

13. No permit, stand your ground

good way for the worst Floridians to settle scores or get rid of any enemies.

[patphil]

15. I agree, what could possibly go wrong with these laws.

Next thing, Floridians will be practicing their fast draws, and calling each other out for a showdown at high noon.

[bagimin]

17. They are absolute ghouls

G oulish
O old
P party

[Bengus81]

18. Went to Florida in early 2020 for daughters wedding just before Covid

The wedding was down in Key West. Spent a fortune,had a great time but would never go back. I will never spend another penny where Trump and this thug DEATHsantis reside.

[tinymontgomery]

19. Anybody remember when tourist were getting shot in Fl

Anybody remember when tourist were getting shot in Fl a bunch of years ago?
Warnings were put out in overseas countries not to visit FL.

[Conjuay]

22. Yes, and there were bumper stickers

That said, "If it's tourist season how come I can't shoot me one?"

The rental companies removed any identification (again, bumper stickers) that indicated the cars were rentals.

[tinymontgomery]

24. Yep, wonder if it get like that again except it just be out of state plates. n/t

[republianmushroom]

20. Trying to build that base.

[NoMoreRepugs]

21. I live in Floriduh and now assume every pickemup truck with a Trump sticker is armed.

[Conjuay]

23. Yes

And they believe they own the left lane,where their speeding doesn't matter.

[CTyankee]

25. Thanks for letting us all know, fuckface. Where NOT to visit,, NOT to spend money there.

I'm trying to figure out a way I can buy orange juice from some place other than Florida.