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Senate Panel To Consider Key Gun Bills
February 15, 2015
A Senate committee is slated to take up controversial bills that deal with guns on college campuses and people carrying firearms during mandatory emergency evacuations.
The bills Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, and by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, are scheduled to be heard February 16 by the Criminal Justice Committee, according to a meeting notice. Evers is the chairman of the committee.
Evers’ bill would allow people with concealed-firearms licenses to carry guns at colleges and universities. The issue has received added attention after a shooting incident in November at Florida State University that left three people wounded and the gunman killed by police. Brandes’ bill meanwhile, would allow Floridians to carry concealed weapons without licenses during times of mandatory emergency evacuations. Brandes proposed a similar bill last year, but it failed to pass after heavy debate.
by The News Service of Florida
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I pray the legislature is very careful about the wording regarding qualifactions and training. Potential for harm and abuse is high. Panels and review for the people allowed to carry should be critical and involve interviews of former teachers and administrators.