Florida Carry urges support for Campus Carry Bill.

Tallahassee, FL – -( -( Ammoland.com )- The Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee meets Tuesday, January 20th, at 4:00 pm in Tallahassee to consider Campus Carry. This year's Florida legislative session is shaping up to be a battle for self-defense rights. The first bill to be reviewed in committee will be a Campus Carry bill that was filed after a mentally ill attorney attacked students studying in the FSU library by opening fire on defenseless students and university employees.

After failing to pass federal gun control laws, and faced with a U.S House and Senate that is not likely to cave to the gun control lobby, gun control groups like the Brady Campaign, and the Bloomberg controlled Moms Demand Action and “Everytown” are now focusing on state issues. Anti-second amendment groups put millions into a single ballot initiative in Washington state, and the recent backlash from its passage is a sobering reminder that a wounded foe is most dangerous.

There is little doubt that anti-second amendment groups will be here in force to oppose Florida's Campus Carry legislation and other bills expected this session. They will try to convince your legislators that university students with concealed carry licenses are “children” who will be subjected to the constant threat of death spewed from evil guns. In fact, the bill only authorizes licensed adults over 21 licensed military/veterans to carry concealed on college campuses.

They will tell your legislators that the stresses of campus life are special, and that armed students may “snap”. In fact, non-campus life has all those stresses yet Florida's over 1.3 million concealed carry licensees are the most law abiding group that there are statistics available for in the state.

They will suggest concealed carriers are irresponsible. The statistics also refute this.

They will refer to the tragic death of Ashley Cowie, which derailed similar legislation in 2011. But the Cowie incident had virtually nothing in common with this bill, which affects only licensees on campus. The Cowie incident occurred off-campus, the shooter was too young for a license, and involved a rifle which licensees cannot lawfully carry concealed. You are the voice that can bring fact and reason to this debate.

Please, take a few moments to ask the committee members of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee to support HB 4005 – Campus Carry.Please remember that whether you contact the committee members either by email or by phone, to be courteous and respectful above all else. Be sure to keep your message brief, and thank them for their time.