BILL PREVENTS GUN QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS SEEKING TO ADOPT

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THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 21, 2010.....Adoption agencies would be barred from making prospective parents reveal whether they have guns or ammunition at home under a measure that sailed through a House panel Thursday with the backing of the National Rifle Association.

Rep. Mike Horner, R-Kissimmee, said he and his wife are dealing with a "mountain" of paperwork as they attempt to adopt a child through the Children's Home Society of Florida, which assists with adoptions in the Orlando area.

But the couple were offended when asked about their weapons cache.

"I would hate to think that the fact that I'm a law-abiding gun owner would work against me in the adoption process," Horner said. "I'm not saying that that has happened. But the intent of this bill is that it never does."

Horner's legislation (CS/HB 315) would bar forms demanding weapons information, but would require those seeking to adopt to acknowledge they have received a copy of the state law requiring that anyone owing a loaded firearm keep it safely stored away from minors.

http://www.newsserviceflorida.com/cgi/as_web.exe?rev2010+D+495940


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