Gun Rights or Public Safety? That's the debate sparked by House Bill 31, a controversial bill filed Monday in the Florida Panhandle.
HB 31 would repeal the state’s red flag law, which lets police and families petition to remove guns from individuals deemed dangerous, and allow open carry of firearms in places like university campuses. It also proposes significant changes to firearm regulations statewide.
The legislation, introduced by Dr. Joel Rudman, a family medicine practitioner, state representative, and Navarre Republican running for Congress, would repeal the state’s red flag law, which lets police and families petition to remove guns from individuals deemed dangerous, and allow open carry of firearms in places like university campuses. It also proposes significant changes to firearm regulations statewide.
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