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Florida law bars gun sales during states of emergency. For 2 West Palm businesses, 'it's crippling' [View all]
WEST PALM BEACH — Written into Florida laws regarding states of emergencies amid civil unrest are three paragraphs about guns.
One prohibits gun sales. Another bars stores from displaying any firearms or ammunition. And the third forbids anyone but law enforcement and military officers from the “intentional possession in a public place of a firearm.”
“Basically this is saying, don’t bring a gun to a peaceful protest,” said Chief Assistant State Attorney Adrienne Ellis during a news conference Friday in West Palm Beach.
And if you do, “We will prosecute,” she said.
Read more: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200605/florida-law-bars-gun-sales-during-states-of-emergency-for-two-west-palm-businesses-its-crippling
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