In a 4-1 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a state law that prevents local officials from implementing restrictions on gun and ammunition sales.
National Security Institute’s Jamil Jaffer responds to Justice Clarence Thomas' use of the Second and Fourteenth Amendments in gun permit ruling.
The Florida Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a state law on Thursday that prevents local officials from implementingFlorida passed a law in 1987 that preempts cities and counties from creating restrictions on guns that go beyond state law, then added civil penalties and fines for local officials who violate that law in 2011.
Several local governments challenged the penalty provision of the law after 17 people were shot and killed in 2018. Former Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who left office earlier this month, joined multiple municipalities in suing the state. The penalty provision calls for a fine of up to $5,000 against any local official for"knowing and willful" violations of the statute.
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