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Backyard Gun Range, Lifetime Hunting And Fishing Bills Head Head to Scott
February 19, 2016
The Legislature sent nine bills to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday, including a measure (SB 130) known as the “backyard gun range” bill, which is intended to curb recreational shooting in residential areas. Another bill presented to the governor (SB 228) would remove aggravated assault from a list of offenses that lead to people being sentenced under the 10-20-Life mandatory-minimum sentencing law. A third bill (SB 158) would allow people with lifetime fishing or hunting licenses or boater-safety identification cards to have a symbol added to their driver licenses displaying that lifetime status. The addition of the symbol, when the driver’s license is issued or renewed, would come with a $1 fee.
Scott will have seven days to sign, veto or allow the bills to become law without his signature.
Of the remaining measures, one bill (SB 182) would extend several public-records exemptions involving financial “trade secret” information, while a related proposal (SB 180) would make theft of trade-secret financial information a third-degree felony. Four of the measures (SB 1030, SB 1032, SB 1038 and SB 1040) involve technical changes to state statutes.
by The News Service of Florida
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2 Responses to “Backyard Gun Range, Lifetime Hunting And Fishing Bills Head Head to Scott”
One shouldn’t have to scour potential neighborhoods for gun ranges (typically located in backyards) to determine whether or not they’re good places to live. One should be able to assume the right of “quiet enjoyment” and certainly safety, when one chooses a home.
Before purchasing a home, visit the neighborhood and see what the atmosphere is like. Some people enjoy target shooting, some people tinker with loud automotive engines, some people enjoy loud music. I may be down in the back on a Saturday night running a chain saw at 0100, cutting more firewood.
Rather than attempt to alter the behavior of the residents of a neighborhood that you are not a part of, find a neighborhood that fits your patterns of behavior.