Comments on: Open Carry Gun Bill May Not Get Senate Hearing

By: Rooster Wilkins

Rooster Wilkins — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:16:35 +0000

I agree with Ray. What the hell is this country coming to when one idiot can hold up the vote on something as important as this is. Portilla reminds me of another senator by the name of HARRY REID. Seems to me this representative of the people held up more bills in congress than Jesse James did trains. How is it that this countrys government is set up so that one A-Hole can stop a bill from being voted on. Right or wrong it should be voted on! Maybe the congress needs a little rebuilding?? Wonder if HIS MAJESTY PORTILLA would let that be voted on.

By: David

David — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:14:20 +0000

SB 130 should be vetoed. Gov. should not allow it to be used to limit our freedom without also allowing an opportunity to sign Open Carry & Campus Carry.

By: ANDREW

ANDREW — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:50:23 +0000

PORTILLA IS DONE!! SCUMBAG!!!!

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:02:43 +0000

Texas now allows open carry and I read a story yesterday which clearly showed all the panic in the streets never happened. No shootouts, scared tourists or Wild, Wild West type fear.

All is functioning as before and the anti-gun folks are now looking at other things to panic over.

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:52:43 +0000

Simple, just embed the Open Carry into one of the Pork Barrel wants by the big dogs in Miami / Orlando area and it’ll slide thru with no problems.

By: kyle

kyle — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:26:37 +0000

@Kate @Tom

The Founding Fathers put forward their input on why personal ownership of firearms is so important, and remains so to this day. (that input is called “The Federalist Papers.” 85 essays by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay)

It essentially comes down to one question:
“Will there ever be a generation of men capable of leading government in such a way that no citizen needs to fear those who are in charge?”

We know that the answer is “No, there will not be.”

To that end, a formula was developed:
Take 1 percent of the citizenry and put them in the service of the Federal Army.
Take 5 percent of each state’s residents and put them into the State Militia.
Then make sure that 25 percent of all citizens are armed.

In this way, you had the minimum numbers necessary to ensure that the Federal government would need the assistance of several other state legislatures in order to force any one state to do as the federal government wishes.

The upshot: The 2nd amendment is part of the system of checks and balances which the Founders wrote in order to guarantee that no one person or small group of people could take liberty from the people.

By: Really?

Really? — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:51:32 +0000

What’s more important than protecting the unborn and yourself? Pretty selfish statement in my opinion…but march on!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:21:24 +0000

Someone in the Florida Senate with sense. You got to be kidding me. That’s what Florida needs a bunch gun slingers that will be great for bringing in visitors. They will be going to the Bahamas, its cheaper anyways.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:15:48 +0000

I suppose this is Democracy at it’s best.
One man “dictating” what can be voted on or can’t be voted on.. BRILLIANT!
I know one man that did that for longer than any U.S. President held office, and so does Diaz de La Portilla. His fellow countryman, THE DICTATOR FIDEL CASTRO.
Simple facts.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:55:16 +0000

God help us all, I happen to live in the only western industrialized nation in the world where guns and abortion continue to dominate the politics of this country. There are more important things we could be doing, The middle Class is shrinking suicide rates are up poverty is increasing ever so with are debt. But please continue these foolish adventures while the rest of the world looks on and sets there on long term goals with out us.