In Florida, Cities Challenge State On Gun Regulation Laws
Florida law doesn't just ban local governments from regulating guns, it threatens to fine and remove from office any local officials who do so.
In Florida, only the state is allowed to regulate firearms. Local government officials who ignore that law â posting signs prohibiting guns in city parks, for example â face stiff penalties. They include removal from office, a $5,000 fine officials must pay from their personal funds and lawsuits from any person or group affected.
That's effectively stopped local governments from taking any action on guns, until Parkland. Following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
