In addition to the gun issue, the bill would make a series of changes about school safety.
The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 13-6 along party lines to approve the bill , which is now ready for consideration by the full Senate. Senate sponsor Jay Collins, R-Tampa, said minor changes Thursday made the bill identical to a House version , which is poised to go to the full House.“On one hand, we have people who feel the gun is the problem.
“So, if you feel that the training is not sufficient, why don’t we do something to make the training more sufficient?” Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, asked. The National Rifle Association, the Florida Sheriffs Association and the Florida Police Chiefs Association have been among groups supporting the proposal, which has been referred to as the “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry” bill — a nod by supporters to the constitutional right to bear arms.
“If you’re going to carry a firearm in public, you should be required to take at least a general firearms safety course to at least know the basic points,” Farhat said.her son was shot and killed in the Arlington area in 2020“We have such a problem with gun violence as it is,” Anlage said. “I just can’t imagine giving people access to it that don’t have training.”
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