Gun owners’ rights versus gun control: Many Florida bills filed, few likely to pass

By John Haughey The Center Square Firearms regulation will remain a hot topic when Florida's legislative session convenes Tuesday, March 2, with dozens of gun-control proposals and several gun owners' rights bills already filed. Democrats – led by Senate minority leader Gary Farmer, D-Fort Lauderdale – have introduced legislation seeking to enhance red-flag laws, impose tighter standards on firearms storage and sales, create a firearms registry, end state preemption of local gun laws, and ban assault weapons, magazines of more than 10 rounds and ghost guns. Republicans – led by Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills – have filed bills seeking to adopt constitutional ca