A federal appeals court ruled the federal switchblade ban on interstate sales unconstitutional. Tallahassee had nothing new this week, Florida Gun Owners is still pushing for statewide suppressor clarity, and the statewide early voting period begins today, October 24.

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A federal court ruled the switchblade ban on
interstate sales unconstitutional.

Tallahassee had nothing new this week,
but the federal courts did, and the statewide early voting period
begins today, October 24. Here’s your recap.

Still pushing for statewide suppressor clarity

There was no new state action on guns
this week. Florida Gun Owners’ petition asking the Attorney General
for statewide guidance on suppressors and short barreled rifles is
still our live push, because gun owners shouldn’t have to guess what
the law means depending on which county they’re in.

Add
your name to the petition here.

From the federal courts and Congress

On October 21, a unanimous panel of the
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal switchblade ban on
interstate sales unconstitutional, holding that knives are “Arms”
under the Second Amendment. You
can read the opinion here.

Meanwhile, 20 Democratic senators
signed an October 16 letter pressing Attorney General Todd Blanche to
go back to enforcing the federal ban on dealer handgun sales to adults
aged 18 to 20, even though DOJ’s own lawyers have concluded that ban
is unconstitutional. They asked for answers by November 16.
That’s why this can’t rest on who runs DOJ. Congress should
repeal the ban outright.

On October 19 the Supreme Court turned
away the challenge to Maine’s 72 hour waiting period. Turning a case
down is not a ruling on the law itself. The AR 15 ban cases are still
set for argument on December 2.

Florida Gun Owners will keep pushing
for statewide clarity, and you’ll hear from us the moment anyone
weighs in.

Read
the latest on our news page

For Freedom,
Chris
Dorr
Executive Director
Florida Gun Owners