Florida – -(Ammoland.com)- Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla is now clearly free to put Campus Carry on Agenda – But Stonewalling.
Senate President Andy Gardiner has now publicly given the “green light” to committee hearings on the Campus Carry Bill (SB 176) despite his failing to endorse the legislation. But Committee Chairman Senator Diaz de la Portilla is still blocking the bill from coming up in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he seems to be the only Republican who opposes it.
How do we know that? Republican Senators Lizabeth Benacquisto, Jeff Brandes, David Simmons and Kelli Stargel have already voted in support of the bill in previous committees. We know Sen. Aaron Bean and Wilton Simpson support the bill. That leaves Senator Diaz de la Portilla and 3 Democrats who oppose the rights of concealed carriers to defend themselves on campus.
So, is it Sen. Diaz de la Portilla and President Andy Gardiner who oppose your rights? Or is it Sen. Diaz de la Portilla and the Democrats?
In addition, Senators Rob Bradley, Greg Evers, Don Gaetz, John Legg, Joe Negron have all voted in favor of Campus Carry in previous committees. Which remaining Republicans don’t want to vote to support the constitutional rights of 1.3 million law-abiding license holders in this state?
When bills are filed every year, we always know to expect opposition from legislative leaders when the bill is assigned to more than three committees. Additional committee assignments makes it easy to run “out the clock” and keep a bill from getting to a Floor vote. Senate President Andy Gardiner assigned the Campus Carry Bill (SB 176) to four committees.
Please IMMEDIATELY contact Senators Diaz de la Portilla and Gardiner. Tell them that we deserve an up or down vote on Campus Carry!
As always, please be respectful but stern in your communications to the Senator. We know that may be difficult but please try.
Senate President Andy Gardiner:
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/Gardiner.Andy
Tallahassee Office
(850) 487-5013
Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla:
[email protected]
Tallahassee Office
(850) 487-5040
About:
Florida Carry is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental civil right of all Floridians to keep and bear arms for self defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I Section 8 of the Florida Constitution. Florida Carry, Inc. was organized by a group of Florida gun rights activists in order to better coordinate activities, effectively lobby the state legislature, and to provide a legal entity capable of filing suit to demand compliance with state and federal law. Florida Carry stands only to represent our members and the over 6 million gun owners of Florida. We are not beholden to any national organization’s agenda that may compromise that mission.
Florida Carry works tirelessly toward repealing and striking down ill-conceived gun control laws that have been proven to provide safe havens to criminals and be deadly to law abiding citizens.
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Phone: 850-270-7486
Fax: 678-359-9816