As promised, Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini has filed a bill that he told his constituents about in a video earlier last month. The gun-rights advocate and state legislator released a video and sanctioned a petition by ‘Florida Gun Rights’ to get constituents on board with the idea. This bill, HB 273, will likely put pressure on other legislators to take a stance one way or another on the issue which is surely to be a hot button bill.

“Today I filed HB 273, which deletes the requirement that a person obtain a permission slip from government before concealing a weapon for their self defense—also known as “Constitutional Carry.” Our Second Amendment Right should not be determined by a government bureaucracy. All Americans have the right to protect themselves.”

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Filed on 10-1-2019 the basic information for the bill as taken from myfloridahouse.gov is as follows:

HB 273 – Carrying of Firearms

General Bill by Sabatini (CO-SPONSORS) Hill

Carrying of Firearms: Removes requirement that license to carry concealed firearm is required in order to carry such firearm; limits areas in which concealed carrying of firearm is prohibited; revises criminal penalties; revises provisions relating to carrying of concealed weapons by nonresidents; provides for issuance of concealed carry licenses for reciprocity purposes; specifies that person not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing firearm may own, possess, & lawfully use firearms & other weapons, ammunition, & supplies for lawful purposes.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Last Event: Filed on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 3:19 PM

The co-sponsor, Florida Rep. Mike Hill (R), is also a major gun-rights supporter. He recently posted on his Facebook page “Mike Hill for Florida” an article calling emotional gun laws ‘egregious’. Hill has previously filed legislation to repeal other gun control measures as be can found here.

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