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BREAKING: Florida Dems failed to force special session on ‘gun violence’

BREAKING: Florida Dems failed to force special session on ‘gun violence’

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T16:50:18+00:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Florida, Gun Control, gun violence, infringements, second amendment, Special Session|

Armed American Radio celebrates 13 years

Armed American Radio celebrates 13 years

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Today marks the 13th anniversary of the nationally syndicated Armed American Radio program. What began as a one-hour show, heard in Atlanta, Georgia on April 26th, 2009 now airs for 3 hours on hundreds

By Mark Walters|2022-07-09T16:05:48+00:00April 26th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, Chuck Nadd, Florida, Florida Agriculture Commissioner, Gun Control, second amendment, Senate President Wilton Simpson, USMA, West Point|

Florida’s path to constitutional carry – what has to happen now

Florida’s path to constitutional carry – what has to happen now

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Late last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a formal proclamation calling the legislature back to Tallahassee for a special session. As of today, constitutional carry is not scheduled to be heard. Florida law

By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T15:56:31+00:00April 10th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: constitutional carry, Florida, Ron DeSantis, Special legislative session|

BREAKING: Florida Gov. DeSantis has called a special session to include Constitutional Carry

BREAKING: Florida Gov. DeSantis has called a special session to include Constitutional Carry

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he has called a special legislative session to be held next month, during which lawmakers could bring up other legislative issues, including constitutional carry. “I would love to have property insurance, I would love to have data privacy, I would love to have constitutional carry,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “I

By Lee Williams|2022-06-22T04:13:18+00:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: Opinion|Tags: constitutional carry, Florida, Ron DeSantis, Special legislative session|

Florida congressional candidate wants to abolish the ATF

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Recent revelations that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was maintaining and possibly even digitizing a list of more than 1 billion firearm transactions stretching back for decades galvanized Martin Hyde into

By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T13:09:31+00:00February 8th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Abolish the ATF, ATF, David Chipman, Florida, HR-8, Martin Hyde, second amendment, Vern Buchanan|

After killing constitutional carry, Florida’s senate president now wants to oversee concealed-carry licensing

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T13:05:20+00:00February 5th, 2022|Categories: Opinion|Tags: constitutional carry, Florida, Florida Carry, second amendment, Wilton Simpson|

Florida bill legalizing theft of food changed, thanks to you

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]A Florida bill that would have legalized the theft of food has been altered. Florida Senate Bill 1534, which was sponsored by Sen. Jim Boyd, would have decriminalized certain types of retail theft, including

By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T12:54:07+00:00January 27th, 2022|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Florida, legislature, Sen. Jim Boyd, Theft of food bill, winning|

Florida is agonizingly close to achieving constitutional carry

Florida is agonizingly close to achieving constitutional carry

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T12:50:26+00:00January 24th, 2022|Categories: Opinion|Tags: constitutional carry, Constitutional carry bill, Florida, Florida legislature, Ron DeSantis|

An open letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

An open letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Lee's note: This open letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis is from the Board of Directors of Florida Carry, Inc., of which I am a member. “We support constitutional carry statutes and salute the states

By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T04:20:45+00:00January 13th, 2022|Categories: Guest column|Tags: constitutional carry, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, second amendment|

OOPS! Florida gun-banner Nikki Fried forgot to report her lobbying income for a couple years

OOPS! Florida gun-banner Nikki Fried forgot to report her lobbying income for a couple years

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By Lee Williams|2022-07-09T03:36:12+00:00December 9th, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Florida, Florida governor's race, Gun Control, Gun sales, Nikki Fried, Ron DeSantis, second amendment|