Question 1
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services administers Florida’s concealed weapon/firearm licensing program through its Division of Licensing.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you ensure the Division of Licensing processes concealed weapon/firearm license applications and renewals quickly, fairly, and without using bureaucratic delays, political bias, extra paperwork, or administrative “slow-walking” to discourage law-abiding Floridians from carrying for self-defense?
Question 2
In 2018, Florida Republicans stripped young adults of their right to legally purchase firearms, and anti-gun politicians have continued trying to treat legal adults like second-class citizens when it comes to the Second Amendment.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you issue concealed weapon/firearm licenses to every eligible 18-to-20-year-old adult to the fullest extent allowed by law, and publicly support legislation or court action fully restoring the carry and purchase rights of young adult Floridians?
Question 3
FDACS maintains sensitive information submitted by Floridians seeking concealed weapon/firearm licenses, including information that anti-gun politicians would love to weaponize.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you oppose any attempt to use FDACS licensing records, fingerprints, application data, photographs, payment information, or renewal data to create, maintain, share, or assist any local, state, or federal gun-owner registry or surveillance program?
Question 4
The gun-control lobby’s playbook relies on executive orders, unilateral ATF “rules,” federal pressure campaigns, and backdoor enforcement schemes targeting lawful gun owners.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you issue written agency policy prohibiting FDACS divisions, employees, contractors, and law-enforcement personnel from assisting in the enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun-control laws, executive orders, or unilateral ATF “rules” targeting pistol braces, suppressors, home-build kits, private sales, ammunition, or other commonly owned firearms and accessories, unless expressly required by Florida law?
Question 5
Gun stores, ranges, firearm trainers, hunting and sporting businesses, private security companies, and Second Amendment organizations should not face political harassment from state regulators.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you prohibit FDACS from using inspections, licensing, consumer complaints, vendor rules, procurement policies, grants, contracts, or any other agency authority to target, punish, blacklist, or pressure lawful firearms-related businesses or Second Amendment advocacy organizations?
Question 6
Law-abiding Floridians should not be forced to pay excessive fees or wait through unnecessary delays just to exercise a constitutionally protected right.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you work to reduce concealed weapon/firearm license fees, cut renewal costs, expand convenient application and renewal locations, eliminate unnecessary delays, and oppose any new training, insurance, biometric, or “suitability” mandates that go beyond the minimum requirements of state law?
Question 7
Millions of acres of Florida forests and rural lands are used by hunters, campers, hikers, families, and lawful gun owners who should not be disarmed by agency red tape.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you oppose any FDACS or Florida Forest Service rule, policy, lease condition, signage requirement, or land-use regulation that restricts law-abiding Floridians from carrying firearms for lawful self-defense on state forests or other FDACS-managed public lands?Question 8
The Commissioner of Agriculture is a statewide elected official with a public platform, Cabinet responsibilities, and influence in Tallahassee.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you publicly support legislation to repeal Florida’s Red Flag gun confiscation law, codify Constitutional Open Carry, enact Second Amendment Preservation Act protections, repeal waiting periods and “safe storage” penalties, restore gun rights to 18-to-20-year-old adults, and oppose any gun-control “compromise” that restricts law-abiding gun owners?
Question 9
In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
