The Bureau of Land Management is planning a truly boneheaded move, angering some conservationists over the affects to herd populations and migration routes. From Field & Stream.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released a draft plan outlining potential solar energy development in the West. The proposal is an update of the BLM’s 2012 Western Solar Plan. It adds five new states—Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming—to a list of 11 western states already earmarked [read more]
The special session begins on April 29th. It could have been sooner and I pressed the governor to push on the legislature more, but this just may be a good tactic. They are now in “special session” to address certain things. It may avoid the ridiculous committee blocking of bills that tends to derail pro-gun laws in Florida.
Floridians could openly carry firearms in public and wouldn’t need a permit to carrythem concealed under legislation that now has the endorsement of Governor Ron DeSantis.
There’s one problem though… The bill hasn’t received a single hearing in either legislative chamber.
While the sponsor of the constitutional carry bill thinks it will be enough to pull the bill directly on the House floor for a vote, opponents don’t seem all that worried.
The controllers aren’t worried because the fix is in. The fix is always in.
Governor Ron DeSantis was asked if he would support constitutional carry at a press conference Thursday morning.
His direct response: “Put it on my desk I’ll sign it”.
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But the legislation on this bill is on life support.
It hasn’t gotten a single hearing in either chamber and the Governor’s endorsement came with only nine days remaining in the legislative session.
It’s easy to say you’ll sign it when it has no chance of passing the chambers of the legislature.
I guess you don’t really think this is important enough to push it, DeSantis.