by Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project (The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project wouldn’t be possible without you. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to support pro-gun stories like this.) Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has always been a bit of an enigma in the Sunshine State. She’s the only Democrat elected to […]
GUILTY! Parkland High School Killer Cruz Admits Responsibility
Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and adults more than three years ago at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., pleaded guilty to the killings in court Wednesday, but he may still face execution for his murderous rampage on Valentine’s Day 2018. Published reports say his defense team had offered guilty pleas in […]
Florida’s pension fund adopted anti-gun guidelines with Rick Scott’s blessing
By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Ashbel C. “Ash” Williams Jr., has the financial wellbeing of Florida’s public employees in his hands. Williams serves as executive director and chief investment officer of the Florida State Board of Administration in Tallahassee, which oversees more than $250 billion in assets, including the nearly $2 billion Florida […]
Florida Supremes to Consider Case Challenging State Preemption
Politico is reporting that the Florida Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the state preemption statute, adopted in 1987 and strengthened by amendment in 2011, saying the case could result in a ruling “on the politically contentious issue of Second Amendment rights in the middle of the 2022 midterms.” Gun rights are invariably a […]
Increase in Home Defense Shootings Affirms Self-Defense Right
Recent days have seen an uptick in self-defense shootings involving burglaries or home invasions, leading to the inescapable conclusion that gun-buying over the past 15 months is not working out so well for people who break into other peoples’ homes. Down in Orlando, Fla., the police were called to a home in the Lake […]
Uproar Over Arrest of Released FL Inmate for Murder
The arrest of a Florida inmate who was released last month in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus behind bars is racing across social media as authorities in other states prepare to release prisoners due to the pandemic. Fox News is reporting the arrest of Joseph Edward Williams, who was released […]