This spring, Democrats in Tallahassee have proposed no fewer than nine bills that address some form of gun regulation; however, none of them seem to be going anywhere in the GOP-led Legislature.
While the Legislature may not be so supportive, the Florida public is, at least according to a new poll published on Thursday morning by Quinnipiac University.
How about background checks? By a 91-8 percent margin, Florida voters support universal background checks for gun purchase, and Rep. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, has filed a bill that requires those checks before all gun sales.
This article appears in Mar 21-27, 2013.