Posts Tagged ‘Guns’
Former Miami Police Officer Found Guilty of Gun Running to the Dominican Republic
A five-year saga of conspiracy and crime within the Miami-Dade Police Department finally came to a close on Monday as former officer Michael Freshko pleaded guilty to smuggling guns out of the United States to the Dominican Republic. Michael Freshko was an 11-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police before he was relieved of his duties…
Read More16,000 Florida Concealed Carriers Info Released in Cyber Attack
News out of Tallahassee this time around, as the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that 16,190 Floridians with concealed carry permits have had their names obtained in a cyber attack over the weekend. Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam says that the attack is believed to have come from an…
Read MoreOrlando Apartment Residents Fire Back at Group of Intruders
The residents of a local Orlando apartment complex was faced with a group of armed intruders early Thursday morning. Thankfully, tragedy didn’t befall the resident. Why? Because the people who lived in the apartment were armed themselves.
Read MoreRecent Polls Show Most Floridians Approve of Guns in School
According to the recent Sunshine State Survey administered by the University of South Florida more than half of adult Floridians (56 percent) are in favor of allowing trained staff to carry firearms at schools.
Read MoreMarion County Man Stops Car Robbery By Taking Criminal’s Gun
In Marion County last Wednesday, a man held a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint after he reportedly caught the teen inside his Jaguar attempting to steal credit cards and jewelry.
Read MoreHurricane Matthew May Institute Florida’s Emergency Concealed Carry Law
As Hurricane Matthew makes its presence known on the Eastern Florida coast, citizens may be able to temporarily carry their concealed firearms without a permit thanks to a new law.
Read MoreFlorida Open Carry Law
This article is meant to take a look at Florida’s open carry laws so that you folks can get a better idea what is and is not legal in the state.
Read MoreTwo Students at Recently Made Gun Free Florida State Campus Robbed at Gunpoint
Two months ago, Florida Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Miguel Diaz de la Portilla denied concealed carry on Florida State’s campus, for the safety of its students. Two months later, two students were robbed at gunpoint by a male armed with a handgun, that pulled up and exited a white SUV between Madison and Gay Street.
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